Mikita leads Hawks to upset win

Post date: Mar 24, 2018 10:51:53 AM

The Blackhawks keep their slim playoff hopes alive with a 4-3 win over the front-running Islanders at Chicago Stadium, with Gary Sabourin scoring the winner at 18:38 of the third period. Stan Mikita scored 2 goals and an assist for Chicago (28-31-15). Bryan Trottier had a goal and an assist for the Isles (49-16-9).

New York Islanders at Chicago Black Hawks

DATE : 03/23/2018

GOALS 1 2 3 OT F

New York Islanders 2 0 1 0 3

Chicago Black Hawks 0 1 3 0 4

SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F

New York Islanders 14 6 13 0 33

Chicago Black Hawks 4 13 11 0 28

S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y

1. NYI. CLARK GILLIES(40)( BRYAN TROTTIER, RICK HAMPTON ) (PP) : 1st 5:50

2. NYI. ED WESTFALL(17)( WALT McKECHNIE ) (PP) : 1st 9:57

3. CHI. GARRY UNGER(31)( STAN MIKITA, DICK REDMOND ) (PP) : 2nd 2:23

4. CHI. STAN MIKITA(17)( RANDY MANERY, DARCY ROTA ): 3rd 2:37

5. CHI. STAN MIKITA(18)( RANDY MANERY, DALE TALLON ): 3rd 10:39

6. NYI. BRYAN TROTTIER(25)( JEAN POTVIN ): 3rd 11:46

7. CHI. GARY SABOURIN(16)( PIT MARTIN, DALE TALLON ): 3rd 18:38

P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y

1. NYI. BOB BOURNE - 2 Minutes: 1st 3:21

2. CHI. ED KEA - 2 Minutes: 1st 5:32

3. CHI. DALE TALLON - 2 Minutes: 1st 8:29

4. NYI. DAVE LEWIS - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:43

5. CHI. DENNIS HULL - 2 Minutes: 1st 13:38

6. NYI. BOB NYSTROM - 2 Minutes: 2nd 2:12

7. NYI. BOB NYSTROM - 4 Minutes: 2nd 6:08

8. NYI. DAVE LEWIS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 16:25

9. CHI. PHIL RUSSELL - 2 Minutes: 3rd 5:04

10. NYI. CLARK GILLIES - 2 Minutes: 3rd 12:24

I N J U R I E S

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Player Stats For New York Islanders

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

DENIS POTVIN 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 52 30:07 0 0 0 1

BILL HARRIS 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 42 23:37 1 0 0 1

BRYAN TROTTIER 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 10-5 44 24:54 2 1 2 2

WALT McKECHNIE -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3-1 34 19:26 1 0 0 1

RALPH STEWART 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 9 5:09 0 0 0 0

CLARK GILLIES 1 6 1 0 2 1 0 0-0 41 22:46 0 0 2 1

ED WESTFALL -2 3 1 0 0 1 0 9-3 33 19:17 0 0 0 2

JEAN POTVIN -2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 31 16:42 0 1 0 1

J.P. PARISE -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:15 0 1 0 0

BOB NYSTROM -1 2 0 0 6 0 0 0-0 21 11:47 1 0 0 0

RICK HAMPTON -2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 38 21:32 1 0 0 0

ANDRE St. LAURENT -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:38 1 0 0 0

BOB BOURNE -2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 20 11:38 0 0 0 1

GERRY HART 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 48 27:17 1 3 1 0

BILL MacMILLAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 9 5:09 0 0 0 0

BERT MARSHALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 13:01 0 0 0 0

DAVE LEWIS 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 19 11:01 0 1 0 0

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TOTAL -10 33 3 4 14 2 0 24-10 8 7 5 10

Player Stats For Chicago Black Hawks

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

DICK REDMOND 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 48 27:17 1 0 0 3

GARRY UNGER -1 3 1 0 0 1 0 9-7 35 19:30 1 0 0 1

STAN MIKITA 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 5-3 33 19:49 1 0 0 2

IVAN BOLDIREV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 16 9:09 0 0 0 0

DALE TALLON 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0-0 45 25:32 2 1 0 0

JOHN MARKS 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 37 21:26 1 1 0 0

PIT MARTIN 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6-2 38 22:05 0 0 0 1

DENNIS HULL -1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 39 21:37 0 1 0 0

CLIFF KOROLL -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 47 26:07 1 0 0 0

TONY WHITE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 9 5:09 0 0 0 0

GARY SABOURIN 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 31 17:47 1 0 0 2 GWG

KEN HOUSTON 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:38 0 0 0 0

DARCY ROTA 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:38 1 0 0 1

PHIL RUSSELL 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 39 21:56 1 1 0 0

RANDY MANERY 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 31 16:42 0 2 0 0

ED KEA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 15 9:01 1 0 0 0

BOB F. MURRAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 7:01 0 0 0 0

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TOTAL 10 28 4 8 8 1 0 24-14 11 6 0 10

Goalie Stats For New York Islanders

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

GARY INNESS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GLENN RESCH 58 28 4 0 4 1 103 LOSS

Goalie Stats For Chicago Black Hawks

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

TONY ESPOSITO 60 33 3 0 9 6 105 WIN

JIM RUTHERFORD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

POWER PLAY OPP GOALS

New York Islanders 4 2

Chicago Black Hawks 7 1

STARS OF THE GAME

1st star - STAN MIKITA from Chicago

2nd star - BRYAN TROTTIER from New York

3rd star - DALE TALLON from Chicago

GAME STORY

In their home arena the Black Hawks squeezed out a victory over the Islanders

by the final score of 4 to 3. Chicago finished with a flurry scoring

3 times in the third period. GARY SABOURIN closed out the scoring with

the game winner at 18:38 of the 3rd period. STAN MIKITA found the net

twice and contributed one assist for Chicago. Others who scored were BRYAN

TROTTIER, CLARK GILLIES and ED WESTFALL for New York and GARRY UNGER for

Chicago.

In other RHL action this week:

• Wayne Dillon scored 4 goals as the Rangers beat the Maple Leafs 6-2.

• Rogie Vachon made 33 saves as the Kings managed to tie the Canadiens 2-2.

• Orest Kindrachuk dished out 4 assists in the Flyers' 8-2 rout of the Penguins.

Updated playoff picture:

• Campbell Top 2

  • Islanders - 107 pts, 6 GR (clinched 1st round bye)

  • Flyers - 80 pts, 9 GR

• Wales Top 2

  • Canadiens - 97 pts, 13 GR (clinched playoff spot)

  • Sabres - 76 pts, 12 GR

• Wild Card Race

  • Penguins - 75 pts, 11 GR

  • Maple Leafs - 71 pts, 12 GR

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  • Blackhawks - 71 pts, 6 GR

  • Bruins - 68 pts, 4 GR

  • Kings - 67 pts, 4 GR