The Chicago Blackhawks skated at Staples Center against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night to cap off the six game Circus Trip. The Hawks came out swarming and it was Andrew Brunette giving the Hawks a 1-0 lead on a goal on a delayed penalty call at 3:08 of the first. Early in the second period it was the Kings going to the power play with Michael Frolik off for slashing. The Hawks killed the power play and kept a 1-0 lead. Shortly after Kane and Stalberg had a glorious chance on a 2-0 break with Kane feeding Stalberg but he missed the net. It was Jarret Stoll tying the game with a shot that fooled Corey Crawford high glove side at 12:02. The Hawks got a power play when Kevin Westgarth went off for slashing Corey Crawford. They failed to convert but it was Jonathan Toews getting a rebound off the boards and giving the Hawks the lead shortly after the power play time expired at 16:38. Dave Bolland took a late holding penalty that had 1:48 of carryover time in the third period. The Hawks killed off the carryover penalty time from the second period. Both teams had their chances in the third and the Hawks survived a late rush by the Kings with their goaltender pulled to finish off the road trip with a solid 2-1 victory. The Hawks and Kings finished tied with 27 shots apiece for the game. Both teams went 0-2 on the man advantage.
The Hawks finished 3-3-0 on the six game Circus Trip. They improved their road record to 7-6-1 on the year and are now 14-7-3 overall good for a Western Conference leading 31 points, and just 1 point behind Pittsburgh for the National Hockey League lead.
Chicago flew home after the game and will have the next two days off before hosting the Phoenix Coyotes (12-7-3) at United Center on Tuesday night. The Hawks are 1-0-0 against the Coyotes on the season following a 5-2 victory in Phoenix October 18th. The Hawks and Coyotes split a pair of games at United Center last season. The Hawks, who have now won two in a row, will look to keep the momentum going at home where they have a 7-1-2 record. Phoenix comes in with a solid 6-3-1 road record.
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