For the second night in a row, the Blackhawks beat a Canadian team in amazing fashion. Coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators, the Hawks sent the Edmonton Oilers home packing in front of about 20,000 fans at the United Center. The Hawks got out to an early lead with a goal by Brent Seabrook, but fell behind 2-1 by the end of the first period. In the second, the Hawks tied the game at two on a beautiful pass from Patrick Kane from behind the net to teammate Patrick Sharp who punched it in for the goal. In the third period, Brent Seabrook took off and rocketed a shot that got past Oiler goalie Mathieu Garon for the goal to put the Hawks ahead with a 3-2 lead. The Hawks would hold onto that lead for good, however there was some excitement with 2:00 to play in the third. Blackhawk defensemen Brent Sopel received a 2 minute minor for delay of game, which put the Oilers on the power-play for the remainder of the game. The Hawks, led by goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, proceeded to close the win out at the UC with several stellar saves by the Bulin Wall. After the win, the Hawks then came back out on the ice for a skate around to salute the 20,151 in attendance and show appreciation for thier fanhood. Said the game's first star, "It's Christmastime and our fans have been so great this year. They've supported us through thick and thin."
Minor notes from the game:
- SOG: Hawks-34----Oilers-27
- Blackhawks RW Martin Havlat was out with a groin injury; it is not known how long he'll be out
- Khabibulin stopped 25 of 27 shots
- Seabrook, Byfuglien, and Towes had 6 shots on goal a piece
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