It’s been a while since the Blackhawks have been beaten this soundly.
Chicago’s 5-0 loss at Carolina Tuesday night was its worst defeat since a 7-2 loss at Nashville on Nov. 16, 2013.
The Hurricanes took a 3-0 lead before the end of the first period and led 5-0 after two.
Scott Darling took Corey Crawford’s place in net prior to the start of the second period and allowed a pair of goals to Joakim Nordstrom and Riley Nash:
Hurricanes 4th goal.
— Hoop Informatics 🏀📊🎥 (@HoopInformatics) January 27, 2016
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Hurricanes 5th goal.
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Following a 12-game win streak, Chicago has now been shutout twice in three games and outscored 11-1 in its past three road games. The Blackhawks have lost three of their past four and were swept by Carolina this season.
#Blackhawks road scoring drought at 179:17
— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) January 27, 2016
outscored 11-0 on road since Anisimov goal at 0:43 in first period at Tampa
Joel Quenneville: "It was pretty evident right from the beginning that we were in a lot of trouble tonight." #Blackhawks
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) January 27, 2016
Joel Quenneville: "It was an ugly game across the board. Nothing positive came about it, except it’s over." #Blackhawks
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) January 27, 2016
Following the All-Star break, Chicago will head west for a three-game road trip at Colorado, Arizona and Dallas.
