Blackhawks Blank Senators 2-0
Thursday, December 11th, 2008 | Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, Sports
The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Wednesday night. The game was not expected to be a shootout as the Senators have scored an NHL-low 63 goals this season and had given up only 63 goals entering the game, 1 of only 6 teams to have allowed fewer than 70 games. And the result lived up to the pre-game analysis. The Blackhawks scored on a 1st period power play goal by Patrick Kane, just 5 minutes into the game. The game stayed at 1-0 the rest of the way until the Blackhawks added an empty net goal by Troy Brouwer with less than a minute to play. Blackhawks Goalie Cristobal Huet picked up his 1st shutout this season. He stopped 23 shots on goal and improved to 6-5-3 on the season.
The Blackhawks are now 13-6-7 and have 33 points, good for the 6th seed in the NHL’s Western Conference. The Blackhawks play in Denver on Friday night and then return home for a game against the Blue Jackets on Sunday night. After that, they embark on a 3-game west coast road trip next week – facing the Oilers, Flames and Canucks. It will be important for the Blackhawks to play well against Colorado and Columbus, as Calgary and Vancouver each have more points than Chicago.
