National Hockey League
Chicago 8, Anaheim 3
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees: Furman South, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 18591

Patrick Kane set a career high with six points and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the visiting Anaheim Ducks 8-3 on Tuesday night.

Kane had a goal and five assists -- surpassing his previous career high of five points, accomplished twice in his 15-year career, which includes nine All-Star Game appearances.

Dylan Strome tallied three goals and an assist on his 25th birthday, Alex DeBrincat had a goal and three assists, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves for the Blackhawks, who had lost six of their previous eight.

Jakob Silfverberg, Trevor Zegras and Adam Henrique scored for Anaheim in the opener of a five-game road trip.

John Gibson allowed five goals on 13 shots for the Ducks before he was pulled for the third time in eight starts since appearing in the All-Star Game. Anthony Stolarz made 16 saves in relief.

The Blackhawks chased Gibson with five goals in the first period.

Strome scored off a feed from Kane for a 1-0 lead at 1:38. DeBrincat scored his 33rd goal of the season for a 2-0 lead at 7:05. Kane scored his 19th of the season for a 3-0 lead at 13:53.

Ryan Carpenter scored from a sharp angle to make it 4-0 at 17:14. Jonathan Toews' short-handed tally with 28 seconds left in the period made it 5-0.

Stolarz replaced Gibson to start the second period and gave up a goal 19 seconds in, to Brandon Hagel, to make it 6-0.

The Ducks came back with three goals in a 3:26 span of the second period to cut the deficit in half.

Silfverberg scored from in close at 4:31, Zegras scored from the right circle on a power play at 7:19, and Henrique scored on a deflection 38 seconds later.

Strome came back with his second goal to make it 7-3 at 14:50 of the second, and he completed the hat trick, with Kane notching his fifth assist, with 2:44 left in the game.

The Ducks played with 11 forwards and seven defensemen because of injuries to centers Ryan Getzlaf and Isac Lundestrom.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Anaheim   Chicago
Sam Steel 2 Points Patrick Kane 6
Adam Henrique 1 Goals Dylan Strome 3
Sam Steel 2 Assists Patrick Kane 5
Trevor Zegras 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals Jonathan Toews 1
Anthony Stolarz .842 Save Percentage Marc-Andre Fleury .906
Anthony Stolarz 16 Saves Marc-Andre Fleury 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Anaheim 32 3 1-4 2-2 6 22
Chicago 32 8 0-2 3-4 10 28
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .405 after a loss.
  • Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Ducks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .419 after a loss.