Schuster: The BlackHawks Get back On Track
Using their most prolific period of the season the Blackhawks rallied for a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks.
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Using their most prolific period of the season the Blackhawks rallied for a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks.
Marian Hossa scored two power-play goals less than 3 minutes apart to ignite a five-goal outburst in the second period, and the Blackhawks rolled over the San Jose Sharks.
The Chicago Blackhawks have lost all three meetings with the San Jose Sharks this season, and a big reason for that has been former Blackhawk Antti Niemi.
The Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews has been named the NHL's First Star for the month for February. In the Blackhawks' 13 games, Toews tallied 21 points (six goals, 15 assists) which led the league in scoring.
Former Chicago Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi helped the team win the Stanley Cup Championship last season before moving on to the San Jose Sharks as a free agent, on Tuesday he signed a four-year extension.
For each goal scored, the opposing team scored another. The Blackhawks scored twice in the second period within the final 23 seconds to keep the game tied, but were unable to break through San Jose's defenses during the third period. After facing each other three times this season, the Blackhawks have lost each time.
It's been an up and down season so far for the Chicago Blackhawks. After being on an up-swing, winning three games in a row and getting healthy, it appears the Blackhawks are coming down again.
The Blackhawks faced their former goalie Antti Niemi Saturday night in San Jose. Both teams only scored in the first period before going into overtime.
The Blackhawks head to San Jose to take on the Sharks and with Anti Niemi struggling this season, he may not be in front of the net. The Blackhawks are looking for a third straight victory, despite losing the last time they faced the Sharks.
When the Blackhawks go for four in a row Friday night against the Canucks, they'll do so with Marty Turco in net. It will be the first start in three games for Turco who has had a rough go lately.
The Blackhawks faced their former goalie Antti Niemi Wednesday night and found it difficult to get past him. San Jose dominated the Hawks 5-2 proving Niemi still has the stopping power he brought to the playoffs last season.
Marian Hossa and the Blackhawks travel to San Jose to take on their rival, in the San Jose Sharks, and their old teammate, in Antti Niemi.
Antti Niemi helped the Blackhawks win a Stanley Cup and then left the team as a free agent after his arbitration hearing. Niemi will finally receive his Stanley Cup ring when the Sharks play the Blues.
Perhaps the Sharks regret signing the former Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi. The Sharks lost 4-0 Sunday to Calgary while Niemi allowed three goals on the first five shots against him.
Saturday night, it was former Blackhawk vs former Blackhawk as Dustin Byfuglien had to face Anti Niemi in a Thrashers vs Sharks game. Byfuglien scored a few game winning goals on the Blackhawks against the Sharks during the playoffs and he did it again.
