US EditionJustin Brazeau's Hat Trick Powers Penguins' Blitz of Blackhawks
Justin Brazeau scored three goals including a power-play score as the Penguins won their second game in three, aided by Bryan Rust’s two goals and three assists from Ryan Shea.
- On Sunday in Chicago, Justin Brazeau recorded his first NHL hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 with Bryan Rust scoring twice.
- After early goals, the Penguins jumped to a 4-0 lead midway through the first, with Rust's goal at 12:03 chasing Knight after he stopped three of the first seven shots.
- Contributions from depth players and steady goaltending underpinned the win as Ryan Shea had three assists, Arturs Silovs made 21 saves, and Anthony Mantha plus Noel Acciari scored.
- The defeat deepens the Blackhawks' slide as both clubs prepare for Tuesday matchups, with Chicago hosting the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh hosting Carolina.
- Hawks' back-to-back woes have been stark this season, with four disastrous second halves and 75% of seven-plus goal games against them on back-to-backs, soon.
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Blackhawks blown out by Penguins as back-to-back woes continue
The Blackhawks have played four sets of back-to-back games this season, and the second halves of them have been nothing short of disastrous each time.A 7-3 loss Sunday to the Penguins added another data point to the sample.‘‘It was a night their chances went in in the first [period], and our chances didn’t,’’ head coach Jeff Blashill said. ‘‘Then you’re just digging yourself out of a hole that’s difficult to dig out of.‘‘We probably had more qua…
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Brazeau has hat trick, Rust scores twice as Penguins rout Blackhawks 7-3
Justin Brazeau recorded first NHL hat trick, Bryan Rust scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins rolled past the sliding Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 on Sunday night.
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