National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chicago 3, Florida 1
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, January 20, 2012
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 21555

Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist and captain Jonathan Toews scored his 27th goal of the season as the Chicago Blackhawks won their third straight game, defeating the visiting Florida Panthers 3-1 on Friday.

Ray Emery made 18 saves to improve to 11-3-2 this season. His shutout bid was ruined 43 seconds into the third period when Jason Garrison scored his 13th goal of the season on the power play.

The Blackhawks held a 2-0 lead after the first period with goals from Toews and Duncan Keith.

Toews scored after he was sprung on a breakaway by Kane. Keith added his third goal of the campaign with a power play point shot that sailed past a screened Jose Theodore with 17 seconds left.

Kane scored the lone goal of the second period to give the Blackhawks a 3-0 lead. The young sniper finished off a two-on-one by wristing a shot between Theodore’s legs for his 11th goal of the season and first in 14 games.

David Bolland had a late second period goal disallowed because he batted it out of the air with a high stick.

Top Game Performances
 
Florida   Chicago
Jason Garrison 1 Points Patrick Kane 2
Jason Garrison 1 Goals Patrick Kane 1
Tomas Kopecky 1 Assists Patrick Kane 1
Jason Garrison 1 Power Play Goals Duncan Keith 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jose Theodore .864 Save Percentage Ray Emery .947
Jose Theodore 19 Saves Ray Emery 18
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Florida 19 1 1-3 3-4 8 33
Chicago 22 3 1-4 2-3 6 26
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .607 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Florida will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Panthers have a W/L % of .381 after a win and .520 after a loss.