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After Tumultuous Week, Blackhawks Drop Overtime Game to Maple Leafs

William Nylander scored in overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Wednesday.

 

The Leafs snapped a four-game losing streak with the victory, and extended the Blackhawks' record to 0-6-1.

 

John Tavares and David Kampf also scored for Toronto, and Jack Campbell stopped 25 shots.

 

Chicago got 36 saves from Kevin Lankinen, and goals from Kirby Dach and Alex DeBrincat.

 

The decisive OT goal happened when Nylander broke in on a 2-on-0 and snapped a wrist shot past Lankinen.

 

The Maple Leafs outplayed Chicago as the game went on, but the Blackhawks ended one streak early, taking the lead for the first time this season when Dach beat Campbell with a power-play wrist shot over the glove side 5:44 in.

 

The Blackhawks had been tied or trailed for more than six games at that point, the longest such streak in the NHL since 1979-80.

 

DeBrincat scored at even strength for a 2-0 Chicago lead at 11:48 of the first, accepting Seth Jones' long pass following Toronto defenseman Justin Holl's turnover. DeBrincat's shot sailed over Campbell's shoulder.

 

Chicago's Patrick Kane, Henrik Borgstrom, Jujhar Khaira and Riley Stillman remain in COVID-19 protocol and missed the game. Toews tested negative earlier on Wednesday and was put back on the active roster. 

 

The non-sellout crowd in the United Center was noticeably subdued in the day after revelations that team executives in 2010 failed to take allegations of sexual assault by then-assistant coach Brad Aldrich against a backup player to authorities. The player, Kyle Beach, came forward in a Canadian television interview on Wednesday. 

 

Chicago hits the road for two games against teams that are 5-0-0, at Carolina on Friday and at St. Louis on Saturday.

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