The Chicago Blackhawks fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets by a score of 6-5 in game 15 of the 2020-21 season, dropping their overall record to 6-5-4 on the season.
Cam Atkinson opened the scoring off a Nicolas Beaudin turnover in the first period, scoring shorthanded.
In the 2nd period Ian Mitchell scored his first NHL goal, tying the game at 1, getting assists from David Kampf and Matthew Highmore.
Not to be outdone, Nicolas Beaudin made up for his costly turnover by scoring his first NHL goal off a ricochet along the end boards from a slap shit from Nikita Zadorov. Alex Debrincat picked up the secondary assist.
Pius Suter then got in on the fun scoring his 6th of the season from Patrick Kane and Nicolas Beaudin, giving the Blackhawks a 3-1 lead.
The Blue jackets would draw to within one with a Jack Roslovic goal at the 18 minute mark.
Patrick Kane would eventually extend the Blackhawks lead to 4-2 with a power play goal early in the 3rd period.
The Blue Jackets would then tie the game with goals from Boone Jenner and Jack Roslovic’s 2nd of the night.
Alex Debrincat would then get the lead back to the Blackhawks after creating a turnover in the neutral zone and a slick passing play from Patrick Kane, Madison Bowey also picked up his first point on the year and first point as a Blackhawk on the goal.
The Blue Jackets would then take over the game however with 2 goals in the final 3 minutes to seal the win after mounting pressure on the young Blackhawks team.
Kevin Lankinen finished the game, in one he would like to forget with 37 saves on 43 shots for an .860 save percentage.
The NHL is also likely to change the rules of the draft lottery and delay the 2021 NHL Draft to the summer of 2022 holding two separate drafts for that year.
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