Blackhawks end season-opening road trip with 3-1 loss to Flames

The Chicago Blackhawks lost a tough fought matchup with the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, losing 3-1 including an empty net goal late in the game.

The Blackhawks season opening road trip saw the team go 1-2-1, but there wasn’t a single game that they were not in it late. All in all, there are a lot of positives from the Hawks start of the season, but let’s dive in with tonight’s game.

Chicago Blackhawks lose 3-1 to Calgary Flames to end road trip.

1st Period: 

16:01 Matt Coronato (1) [CHI 0 – CGY 1]
– Assisted by Justin Kirkland (1) and Rasmus Andersson (4)

16:11 Nick Foligno (2) [CHI 1 – CGY 1]
– Assisted by Seth Jones (4) and Alec Martinez (1)

2nd Period: 

13:32 Andrei Kuzmenko (1) Power Play [CHI 1 – CGY 2]
– Assisted by JOnathan Huberdeau (3) and Connor Zary (4)

3rd Period:

19:21 Matt Coronato (2) Empty Net [CHI 1 – CGY 3]
– Assisted by Mikael Backlund (1)

Highlights:

Just ten seconds after the Flames took the lead near the end of the first period, Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno answered with a goal of his own.