RECAP: Blackhawks Outlast Penguins for Shootout Win, 3-2

The Blackhawks have their first winning streak of the season, taking a 3-2 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at the United Center on Tuesday night.
A pair of first goals as a Blackhawk led the way early as Jujhar Khaira and Seth Jones found the back of the net in regulation before Alex DeBrincat netted the deciding shot in extra time, this time with a shootout-clinching attempt in the third round of the skills competition. Marc-Andre Fleury made a season-high 42 saves on the night and stopped both Pittsburgh chances in the shootout.

POSTGAME LINKS
GAMECENTER: CHI vs. PIT
ANALYSIS: Blackhawks Grit Out Shootout Win Over Penguins
RELEASE:: Kalynuk Activated Off LTIR
HIGHLIGHTS: Khaira, Jones Score First Goals as Blackhawks
GALLERY: Blackhawks vs. Penguins
STAT OF THE NIGHT: With an assist on the Jones tally, Patrick Kane pushed his point streak against the Penguins to 11 straight contests (6G, 15A).
BLACKHAWK OF THE GAME: Fleury stood tall in his highest-action game of the season, making 42 stops and keeping Chicago in the fold as Pittsburgh surged late in the game. He also turned aside both shootout chances to seal the win.
UP NEXT: The Blackhawks close out their three-game homestand on Friday night as the Arizona Coyotes visit the United Center on Military Appreciation Night, pres. by Boeing and USO Illinois (
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GAME RECAP

CHI: 1, PIT: 0

2nd - 2:14 - Jujhar Khaira (Jonathan Toews, Dominik Kubalik)

After holding an opponent off the scoresheet in the opening frame for the second straight game (and fourth time all year) the Blackhawks struck first early in the second for a 1-0 lead. Off an offensive-zone faceoff win by Jonathan Toews, the captain took a pass from Dominik Kubalik, circled the net and found a wide-open Jujhar Kharia at the back post for the winger's his first as a Blackhawk.

CHI: 2, PIT: 0

2nd - 15:53 - Seth Jones (Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat)

Chicago doubled the lead later in the frame with another first as a Blackhawk when Seth Jones went bar down for his first tally of the season. Jones walked across the blue line from the left side of the point, played give-and-go with Patrick Kane along the way, and then walked in from the right side, ripping a wrister from the top of the circle off the iron and in through a Kirby Dach screen for a 2-0 advantage.

CHI: 2, PIT: 1

3rd - 5:34 - Jeff Carter (Jake Guentzel, Mark Friedman)

The visitors got on the board in the third period as Jeff Carter redirected a Jake Guentzel shot between the legs of Marc-Andre Fleury from the slot to halve the Blackhawks lead to 2-1.

CHI: 2, PIT: 2

3rd - 15:43 - Jeff Carter (Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust)

Pittsburgh tied the game with under 5 minutes to play on the heels of a Mike Hardman breakaway chance turned aside by Tristan Jarry. The Penguins quickly turned back up ice as Bryan Rust moved it up Jake Guentzel, who then found Jeff Carter in behind the Blackhawks defense for the second time on the night to make it a 2-2 affair.

CHI: 3, PIT 2

SHOOTOUT

For the second straight game, 60 minutes was not enough to decide a winner and after a thrilling 3-on-3 overtime, the game went to a shootout, Chicago's first of the season. Alex DeBrincat played extra session hero for the second straight game, netting the clinching shootout goal for a 3-2 win.
CHI: Jonathan Toews - GOAL
PIT: Jake Guentzel - SAVE
CHI: Patrick Kane - SAVE
PIT: Kris Letang - SAVE
CHI: Alex DeBrincat - GOAL