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Blackhawks Beat Penguins in Shootout

Marc-Andre Fleury made 42 saves and then two more stops in the shootout, and the Blackhawks won again under interim coach Derek King by topping the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night.

 

King took over after Jeremy Colliton was fired Saturday following a 1-9-2 start for a team that began the season with playoff aspirations. King said he wanted the Blackhawks to have more fun, and they responded with dramatic victories in each of his first two games.

 

Seth Jones and Jujhar Khaira scored in regulation for Chicago, which lost 5-2 at Pittsburgh on Oct. 16. Jonathan Toews and Alex DeBrincat converted their shootout opportunities.

 

Jeff Carter scored twice and Tristan Jarry had 30 saves for Pittsburgh, which lost for the fifth time in six games. The Penguins came up empty on three power-play chances, including a shot by Kasperi Kapanen that went off a post early in the third period.

 

It was a sweet win for Fleury, who allowed four goals on 10 shots in the first meeting between the teams. The veteran goaltender broke into the NHL with Pittsburgh and won three Stanley Cup titles with the Penguins.

 

The Blackhawks played without forwards Brandon Hagel, Henrik Borgstrom and MacKenzie Entwistle.

 

Hagel left Sunday night's 2-1 overtime win against Nashville because of a left shoulder injury. Entwistle was placed on long-term injured reserve with a left ankle injury that is expected to sideline him for four to six weeks. Borgstrom was out because of a non-COVID-19-related illness.

 

King said he thinks he will have an update on Hagel's status Wednesday.

 

Defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk was activated off long-term injured reserve right before the game, but he didn't play against the Penguins.

 

The Blackhawks host the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night.

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