Nov. 10--Summary
Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist while Trevor van Riemsdyk, Brent Seabrook, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Bryan Bickell also scored to lift the Blackhawks to a 5-2 victory over the Sharks on Sunday night at the United Center. Corey Crawford was solid in goal as the Hawks snapped a three-game home losing streak. Joe Pavelski had both of the Sharks' goals.
Key moment
With the Hawks leading 3-2 midway through the second period and on their heels, Crawford stoned the Sharks' Barclay Goodrow on a breakaway.
In the nets
Crawford continued his torrid play with 32 saves to improve to 5-3-1. Former Hawks goalie Antti Niemi was shaky and yielded four goals on 36 shots. The Hawks also had an empty-net score (Toews).
Change it up
Coach Joel Quenneville mixed up the Hawks' defensive pairings, splitting up the top duo of Duncan Keith and Seabrook. Keith skated with rookie van Riemsdyk and Seabrook was dropped to the third pairing with David Rundblad. The second pair remained Johnny Oduya and Hjalmarsson.
Tribune's three stars
1: Seabrook. In addition to his first-period goal, tied with Keith with a game-high four blocks.
2: Pavelski. Two goals accounted for all of the Sharks' offense.
3: Van Riemsdyk. Credited with first NHL goal on a shot from the point that found its way through traffic.
The quote
"It was a pretty cool moment. I shot it and actually didn't know if it was mine or not. I heard it hit something kind of halfway through and I saw a bunch of our guys in front so I thought it might have gone off one of them. I found out it was mine and it was pretty special." -- Van Riemsdyk on his goal
Roster report
Scratches for the Hawks were Patrick Sharp (right knee), Daniel Carcillo (right knee) and Michal Rozsival (healthy). Sitting for the Sharks were John Scott (suspended), Ty McGinn and Matt Irwin.
Up next
Vs. Lightning, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the United Center.
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