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Blackhawks Play Their Best Game Of The Season, But Fall 5-4 To Bruins In Overtime

The Chicago Blackhawks delivered their most complete performance of the season so far in a hard-fought 5-4 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Anton Frondell led the charge with two goals and a dominant overall effort, while Patrick Kane notched his 900th career NHL assist on Frondell’s first goal—a power-play strike that gave Chicago an early 1-0 lead.

The Bruins answered quickly, however, as David Pastrnak capitalized on a clever play by Pavel Zacha to tie the game in the first period, later surpassing Patrice Bergeron for third place on Boston’s all-time scoring list. Despite outshotting the Bruins 14-7 in the opening frame and 12-6 in the second, Chicago’s offensive firepower failed to translate into a decisive lead, as both teams traded goals in a back-and-forth second period that included a chaotic brawl and a controversial 10-minute misconduct penalty for Nikita Zadorov after a late hit on Alex Vlasic.

The third period saw late heroics from both sides, with Ryan Greene and Connor Bedard scoring key goals to keep the game alive, though Boston ultimately prevailed in overtime to improve their record against a Blackhawks team still searching for consistency in close games.

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