For Blackhawks, Lack of Offense Leads to 0-2 Loss to Preds

Huet played yet another fantastic game, but the offense for the Chicago Blackhawks couldn’t produce anything Thursday night.

It was the first time the Hawks’ offense looked off key. The Hawks powerplay woes continue as they went 0-5 last night. The Hawks were unable to get anything setup during those powerplays, especially on a Nashville interference penalty  late in the 3rd period.

The lack of offense and not capitalizing on the powerplays lead to the Preds handing the Hawks their 4th loss of the season.

The Predators played an amazing game at home. They never let the Hawks get anything started offensively, and for that I give them a lot of credit. It hasn’t been a good start for the Preds this year, but they have now won 2 games in a row and are gathering some momentum and confidence.

The Hawks’ Jonathan Toews missed the game Thursday, and it looks like he will also miss tonights game against the Canadiens, but defender Brent Seabrook did play Thursday night. He recorded a little over 20 minutes of ice time and a 0+/- .

Huet was the man of the game for me. That is his 3rd straight game were he has just played phenomenally well. He is looking a lot faster going post to post, he looks much more in control, and he is finally making the huge saves. If he can keep playing like that the Hawks should have no problem this year staying in the top 3 in their conference.

The Hawks play again tonight in Chicago against the Montreal Canadiens at  7:30pm cst. Both teams are one of the original six teams, but this will be the only time these two play each other this year.

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