Connor Murphy battles for the puck during the Chicago Blackhawks’ 3-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Monday. (Photo courtesy of the Chicago Blackhawks)

The Chicago Blackhawks came into Monday night’s action trying to get back into the win column. They dropped their previous contest to the Edmonton Oilers in overtime, with the team seeming to fall apart a little come overtime. The only lineup differences between games was Oliver Moore switching in for Landon Slaggert, and Arvid Soderblom getting the start in net.

Blackhawks lines in warmups in Seattle:

Greene-Bedard-Burakovsky
Teravainen-Nazar-Bertuzzi
Moore-Donato-Mikheyev
Dach-Foligno

Vlasic-Rinzel
Kaiser-Levshunov
Grzelcyk-Murphy
Crevier

Soderblom

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First period

The first period had some chances for both teams. The Blackhawks and Kraken both got 10 shots on net apiece, with Colton Dach getting the Blackhawks’ best chance of the period. Alex Vlasic skated all around the back of the Kraken net, putting the puck right on the stick of Dach. He got a one-timer off that led to a mad scramble in front of the Seattle net, with the puck managing to stay out. The period would end just as it started, with both teams scoreless.

Second period

The second period did not go nearly as well as the first. Less than three minutes in, the puck found its way back to Jamie Oleksiak at the blue line. He put a quick snap shot on net that fooled Soderblom, and Seattle was up 1-0. Matt Grzelcyk was a better door than a window and screened his goaltender from really seeing the puck as it went right through his legs.

Unfortunately, that was not all the damage that would be done. About four and a half minutes later, Seattle was on the power play. Jordan Eberle got the puck behind the Blackhawks’ net from the point. He fed it in front to a wide-open Matty Beniers, who burried the shot to make it 2-0 Kraken.

The Kraken got one more huge chance before the period would end. Once again it was Beniers and Eberle, with Eberle getting a great shot on net. Soderblom fully extended his left leg to make the stop, trapping the puck between his skate and the post to keep the puck out and keep the score 2-0 heading into the third.

Third period

The third started off relatively quiet, with both teams not getting a lot of quality chances. With about eight and a half minutes to go in the period, Soderblom made some big stops on the defensive end to keep the puck out of the net, with the puck then going the other way. Connor Bedard beat Vince Dunn along the boards and got the puck to Andre Burakovsky in front. He buried a wrister past Joey Daccord to make the score 2-1 Seattle.

Andre Burakovsky has goals in three straight games🔥 pic.twitter.com/YLxcscgDHn

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Four and a half minutes later, the Kraken stole the puck from Frank Nazar in the center-ice circle. Eberle once again got a great chance and did not miss this time, burying the wrister past Soderblom to put this game out of reach, 3-1 Seattle.

Analysis

The Blackhawks really looked lethargic at points in this game. They got caught defensively lapsing several times, and were bailed out more often than not by Soderblom in net. He was hung out to dry on all three Seattle goals. The team around him seemed to lose their defensive assignments at times, leading to great chances for the Kraken. That team is far too offensively gifted to let things like that happen and be able to get away with it. Then, there was the offense. There were not many great chances in this one, and it did not appear to me that Daccord was really tested. Yes, the Blackhawks outshot the Kraken which is good, but you do need to have guys moving around more and trying to get different looks in front of the net.

The Blackhawks try to get back to winning some games again against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. That game will be at 9 p.m. CST.

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