The Columbus Blue Jackets came into Friday night’s pre-Christmas finale losers of five straight and they never got off the bus. The Blackhawks whipped their butts the entire first period, out-shooting the Jackets 14-5 in the opening 20 minutes. Well, not until Sean Kuraly hammered Jonathan Toews a little under eight minutes into the second period and the players exchanged holiday recipes. He set up Max Domi for the Blackhawks’ second goal of the night with a pretty dish, and broke up a rush for Johnny Gaudreau. TakeawaysAfter completely dominating the Jackets for 30 minutes, the Blackhawks took their foot off the gas a little.

Source: The Nation December 24, 2022 04:20 UTC