The Blackhawks shut out the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Thursday at the United Center.
Here are 10 observations from the win:
1. Kevin Lankinen was absolutely sensational. He was the No. 1 star of the game after stopping all 41 shots he faced for his second career NHL shutout.It's hard to single out one save, but his stop on this 3-on-0 opportunity was noteworthy because it kept the lead at 2-0 (although it was a poor effort by the Panthers).
2. The Panthers were the better team and the Blackhawks were fortunate to have come away with two points. The Panthers dominated in shot attempts (73-34), shots on goal (41-21) and 5-on-5 scoring chances (23-10), according to Natural Stat Trick, but couldn't find the back of the net.
3. By his standards, Patrick Kane had a quiet road trip after recording only one goal and three assists in six games. He's been terrific in the two games since, registering a pair of assists in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Florida and one goal and one assist in Thursday's 3-0 victory.
4. On Kane's goal, it was a little surprising to see the Panthers not challenge for goaltender interference. I'm not sure they would've won it because Aaron Ekblad pushed Carl Soderberg into Sergei Bobrovsky, but the Blackhawks took a 2-0 lead just 2:29 later and it turned out to be the turning point of the game.
5. After going six straight games without a point, Pius Suter has goals in back-to-back games and is up to 10 on the season He also became the fifth Blackhawk this season to hit the double-digit mark in goals, joining Mattias Janmark (10), Dominik Kubalik (11), Kane (13) and Alex DeBrincat (16).
6. Ryan Carpenter laid a big hit on Eetu Luostarinen in the second period and MacKenzie Weegar immediately came to his teammate's defense. Carpenter won the scrap, and Weegar was given a two-minute instigator penalty and 10-minute misconduct on the play. Ouch ... literally.
7. The Panthers dictated the pace of play in the first period. They led in shot attempts (26-12), shots on goal (13-7), scoring chances (12-5) and high-danger chances (4-1), but the Blackhawks were able to escape without giving up a goal.
8. One of the reasons the Panthers controlled the opening frame is because they had two power-play opportunities. They had nine shot attempts, three shots on goal and four scoring chances but the Blackhawks shut the door and killed off both penalties. The Blackhawks went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill.
9. Connor Murphy registered four blocked shots in the first period alone; he finished with eight total. No other skater had more than two.
10. Going into this two-game series, the Panthers had not lost to the Blackhawks in regulation since Nov. 25, 2017; they were 6-0-3 over that span. The Blackhawks just handed them two straight regulation losses.
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