RECAP: Blackhawks 8, Senators 7

RAPID REACTION:If you like goals, there were plenty of them in this one. Chicago was led by Alex DeBrincat's three-goal, five-point night as they downed Ottawa 8-7 in a wild one at the United Center. With the victory, Chicago pulled within one point of the final Wild Card spot in the West.
The Senators took an early lead as Bobby Ryan spun around in the slot and buried a shot past Collin Delia on the power play at 2:06 of the first period.

The game-tying goal came at 5:07 when DeBrincat hammered home his second of the night, courtesy of nice pass in front by Dominik Kahun. Dylan Strome recorded the second assist.
At 7:55 of the first, Delia failed to secure a loose puck after an initial save and Colin White crashed the net and put it home to give Ottawa a 3-2 edge. Delia was replaced by Cam Ward in net.
Kane scored his 36th of the season, at the end of a superb shift by Chicago's top line, at 12:36 of the first frame. Duncan Keith had the helper.

Strome then buried his 15th of the year, lunging at the puck near the side of the net, just 46 seconds later to give Chicago their first lead of the game, 4-3. And with that, Anders Nilsson became the second goaltender chased in the game. Craig Anderson entered the game in relief.
The Senators drew back within one at 17:46 of the first, courtesy of Mark Stone's 28th of the season.
After 20 minutes, it was a 5-4 game with a cumulative 31 shots on net.
The offense didn't stop then, however. Ottawa's White scored his second of the game at 1:32 of the second to tie the game at 5-5.
DeBrincat finished off his hat trick at 8:19 of the second, assisted by Strome, giving Chicago a 6-5 lead.
Gustav Forsling hammered a one-timer past Anderson at 10:31 of the second, assisted by Brandon Saad and DeBrincat, which increased the home team's lead to 7-5.
Unsatisfied with seven, a power-play tally from Toews at 3:51 of the third made it an 8-5 game with the Blackhawks pulling away.
Ottawa cut the lead back to two, however, with a Thomas Chabot goal on a delayed penalty at 9:01 of the third. The drama continued when Chabot scored again at 14:43 to make it a one-goal game.
Chicago held on, despite being shorthanded for the final 1:40.
THE SHOWTIME STREAK:With his helper on DeBrincat's first goal of the game, Kane extended his point streak to 18 games. His assist streak sits at 17 games and only two players in NHL history have had longer runs. Those two would be legends Wayne Gretzky (23) and Adam Oates (18).
CAT IN THE HAT TRICK:DeBrincat's hat trick is his first of the season and the fourth of his career. It's remarkable that he has four already, when you realize that Patrick Kane only has seven in his career, five in the regular season. Both are, obviously, very good at hockey.

KAHUN WITH HIS FIRST:His first penalty that is… The rookie from Germany got called for hooking against Matt Duchene at 15:10 of the second. The infraction was, remarkably, his first penalty of the season.
TALKING POINTS:"I've seen him score a lot of goals. I think he's obviously playing great hockey right now, he does a lot of good things. He's really fun to play with, obviously. I feel like anytime you get him the puck it's a one-timer or it's in... we're having fun. Hockey is fun." - Strome on DeBrincat
"It was a pretty crazy game. It felt more like a summer hockey game with that high scoring, but it's good we got the win. That's all that matters. We'll move on from here." - DeBrincat
WHAT'S NEXT:The Blackhawks hit the road to face the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. CT. The game can be seen on NBCSN or heard on WGN 720. It can also be streamed online at NHL.tv.