CHICAGO _ Maybe the Blackhawks' scoring problems haven't been caused by their line combos.
But if Jeremy Colliton breaks up Alex DeBrincat and Dylan Strome again there might be a riot at the United Center.
DeBrincat assisted on Strome's two goals, and Strome returned the favor on a tally by DeBrincat as the Hawks put a much-needed pounding on the Kings with a 5-1 win Sunday night to snap their four-game losing streak.
It was a veritable offensive explosion for the Hawks, who have been searching for the right chemistry with their top offensive players. Colliton moved DeBrincat and Strome back together on the fourth line with Ryan Carpenter, who also had an assist on DeBrincat's goal.
The Hawks' five goals were a season high. They received another strong outing from goalie Robin Lehner, who made 38 saves to improve to 2-1-2.
After getting shut out against the Hurricanes on Saturday and totaling two goals in their last three games, it took just 2 minutes, 33 seconds into the first period for the Hawks to get on the board on Strome's first goal.
The Hawks broke it open with three second-period goals, beginning with David Kampf's first of the season off a nifty pass from Alex Nylander, who played a terrific all-around game. He also saved a goal when he raced back into the Hawks' zone to tie up Dustin Brown as Brown was alone with the puck in front of the net.
Strome's second goal of the game and third of the season came with 4:05 left in the second after DeBrincat stole the puck from Jeff Carter behind the Kings' net. DeBrincat patiently drifted to the side of the net before softly backhanding a pass to Strome, who fired a wrist shot to the right of Kings goalie Jack Campbell.
DeBrincat's goal, his third of the season, came with 58 seconds remaining in the second. Drake Caggiula finished the scoring with 2:07 remaining with his third goal.
