SHOW US YOUR JOHNSONS: Blackhawks 3, Kings 2

The Chicago Blackhawks remained unbeaten in the Ryan Johnson Era tonight, defeating Jack Johnson and the rest of the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in the United Center in front of yet another sellout crowd. This is two regulation wins in a row, both on home ice.
Let's get to this:
THE GOOD:
Jonathan Toews. Two more points, including a nice goal in the first. Nice to see the Captain carrying the team while Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa remain on the shelf. Hopefully one or both return shortly.
Brent Seabrook. 5 hits, 5 blocked shots, and a +2. He's put the Colorado meltdown behind him, and has returned to playing in full beast mode.
Dave Bolland. He, along with Bryan Bickell and Fernando Pisani, shut down the Kings' top line, he set up Pisani's goal, and was even 13-4 in the dot. More of this, please.
Corey Crawford. Had a lot of quiet time in the first two periods, but stood up when he needed to. It's his net now, but at some point Marty Turco needs some game reps to at least be a servicable backup. Maybe getting the cage against the Preds on Wednesday would be a good time for him to get some work.
Johnson. They got him for defense and faceoffs. So far, he's been very good, which allows Patrick Sharp to take his handsome self back to his wing position. The line of Toews/Sharp/Brouwer can make some very special things happen, given the opportunity.
THE BAD:
Special teams. No power play goals, and allowed a Kings Power Play goal. Not taking penalties is nice, but they also need to make teams pay for taking penalties themselves. Seeing Nashville's anemic Power Play on Wednesday will be a good tonic.
THE UGLY:
I finally got to watch 24/7. Seeing a close-up, full-face segment with Bruce Boudreau, complete with spaghetti sauce all over his mug was more than I should have had to endure. Either use a napkin or your sleeve, Bruce. And where the hell was the Director on that one?
Anyway, as stated, the Nashville Predators come in on Wednesday. Try to keep your Shea Weber lust to a minimum.




Fernando. Pisani.
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Murdersaurus WILL be photographed accepting his HOCKEENIGHT Murdersaurus beer stein.
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RyJo 5-2 at the dot.
The reason why Jeff Taffe is still in Rockford.
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