Marc-Andre Fleury stole the show as the Blackhawks got back into the win column of Sunday night in Vancouver with a 1-0 shutout of the Canucks.
"Our goalie kept us in it," interim coach Derek King said, describing a 'decent' first period and a second that he didn't like 'at all' in the win. "I thought our third period was the best period we've had. Guys were sacrificing, guys were blocking shots, we held onto the puck down in the offensive zone... We weathered the storm and Marc-Andre was on his game."
"Especially when it's not going right for us, obviously we needed him," said Brandon Hagel, who netted the game's lone goal. "He's going to give it to us and we owe it right back to him. His saves definitely give us a little more life on the bench, like 'OK this guy's going so we better pick it up a little bit.'"
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