‘Hawks beat Red Wings in OT

On the other hand, Detroit also offers quite a bit of young talent that Blashill has coached before in Great Rapids. Tatar found the net at 11:30 of the first period and 4:24 of the third period and then hit the empty net at 18:26 of the third.

Former Blackhawk Brad Richards set up all three of Tomas Tatar’s goals in Chicago’s loss to Detroit.

Andrew Shaw for Chicago.

New acquisition Trevor Daley scored the overtime game victor for the Blackhawks, which came after the Hawks had blown a three-goal lead in regulation time. Finally, with about two minutes to go in regulation, a Sheahan shot bounced off of the post, and Luke Glendening pushed in the rebound to tie things up and send things to overtime with the score knotted up.

All Tatar did in his first appearance this preseason was notch a hat trick against the defending champs-er the Rockford Ice Hogs. The 2013 first round draft pick was a goal scoring machine during his final season in the QMJHL, averaging exactly a goal per game with 57 goals in 57 regular season games followed by a 24-goal performance in as many postseason games. While recent production suggests this won’t happen, there’s no denying that Father Time is hot on the heels of the veterans that make up much of Detroit’s on-ice and dressing room leaders. Paille and Hejda are both on professional tryouts. Mrazek started all seven games against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, posting a.925 save percentage and a 2.11 GAA.

Mrazek stopped all 16 shots he faced in net for the Red Wings in 29:23 of play. Detroit has four solid lines, but injuries are always a concern. The remaining nine minutes went smooth for Mrazek who dealt with the Chicago rushing offense well stopping another eight shots. Leighton allowed two goals on 16 shots.