SUNDAY, MARCH 27 , 2022. THE WASHINGTON POST EZ M2 D9
BY PHIL THOMPSON
chicago — Patrick Kane called the trade of
former teammate Brandon Hagel “shocking” — it
was the first of three by Monday’s trade deadline
— but he wasn’t ready to reevaluate his future
with the Chicago Blackhawks.
“Not right now,” Kane said after scoring a goal
in the Blackhawks’ 4-2 win over the Anaheim
Ducks at Honda Center on Wednesday. “That’s a
discussion for another day or over the summer,
whatever it is.
“I’m happy that I’m here right now. Just going
to try to finish out the season strong.”
Earlier in the day, Jonathan Toews — Kane’s
partner in three Stanley Cup victories — took a
sharper tone in reaction to the trades of Hagel,
scrappy fourth-liner Ryan Carpenter and venerat-
ed goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, the first reigning
Vezina Trophy winner to be traded on deadline
day in NHL history.
“I think it’s become pretty clear the direction
we’re heading in as a franchise, and I’m not going
to lie — it was disheartening to see a couple of
your really good friends go, regardless of what’s tocome in the future,” Toews said.
And he took it a step further.
“I wouldn’t say it makes me question it as much
as, for the longest time, the thought never entered
my mind to leave Chicago,” Toews said. “And in
this case, you can’t help but picture yourself and
what it’d be like to play for another team and what
that experience would bring. That pops into your
mind, obviously. But again, Chicago’s my home; I
love the Blackhawks; I love the organization; it’s
been my family for a long time, and I’m not
putting the cart before the horse or getting ahead
of myself in any way.”
Like Toews, Kane said he was troubled by the
Hagel trade.
“It’s tough to lose a guy like Hagel, for sure,”
Kane said. “The way he played the game, I think;
the energy he brought to the team but also the
energy he brought to the room. Sometimes you
think about it more as you’re losing a really good
friend. It’s tough in that sense.
“It is what it is, and it’s a business. They said
they were going to rebuild. It seemed like that was
a bit of a shocking move, but seemed like anything
was on the table after that.”Toews said he thought new general manager
Kyle Davidson had kept team leaders such as
himself in the loop.
“We talked to him after he was named GM, but
I’m sure we’ll have discussions going forward,
too,” Toews said.
Asked if he had a clearer sense now of what the
rebuild meant, Kane laughed, then replied:
“You’re talking to the wrong guy, man.”
Coach Derek King expressed shock when Hagel
was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning — a deal
that netted two conditional first-round picks and
forwards Taylor Raddysh and Boris Katchouk.
But he likened Toews’s reaction to venting.
“He’s an emotional guy,” King said. “He’s going
to speak like that; he has every right to. And that’s
hard. He’s won three Cups, and he wants to win
another one, and all of a sudden he’s in a rebuild.
The guys that maybe you thought would be part of
that rebuild get traded. His emotions took over,
and he wasn’t happy about it. But that’s Jonathan,
right?
“Just guys showing their emotions — nothing
wrong with that.”
— Chicago TribuneKane puts o≠ talk of his futureLongtime Blackhawk was shocked by trade of Hagel but is focused on finishing the season in ChicagoEntering Saturday’s games.
GOALS GP G
Auston Matthews, Toronto................................. 58 46
Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton.................................... 65 44
Chris Kreider, N.Y. Rangers................................. 65 44
Kyle Connor, Winnipeg........................................ 66 41
Alex Ovechkin, Washington................................ 64 41
Alex DeBrincat, Chicago...................................... 65 36
Filip Forsberg, Nashville...................................... 52 36
David Pastrnak, Boston....................................... 64 36
Connor McDavid, Edmonton................................ 64 35
Matt Duchene, Nashville..................................... 61 34
Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota................................... 61 33
Elias Lindholm, Calgary....................................... 64 32
Mikko Rantanen, Colorado.................................. 62 32
Jake Guentzel, Pittsburgh................................... 60 31
Jason Robertson, Dallas...................................... 55 31
Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary................................... 64 30
Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado............................... 51 30
Andrew Mangiapane, Calgary............................. 64 30
Matthew Tkachuk, Calgary.................................. 64 30
Brock Nelson, N.Y. Islanders............................... 53 29
ASSISTS GP A
Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida.............................. 63 67
Roman Josi, Nashville......................................... 63 61
Connor McDavid, Edmonton................................ 64 60
Artemi Panarin, N.Y. Rangers............................. 60 58
Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary................................... 64 55
Patrick Kane, Chicago.......................................... 61 55
Adam Fox, N.Y. Rangers...................................... 62 54
Nazem Kadri, Colorado........................................ 62 54
J.T. Miller, Vancouver.......................................... 64 51
Cale Makar, Colorado........................................... 61 49
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado.............................. 50 48
Matthew Tkachuk, Calgary.................................. 64 48
Quinn Hughes, Vancouver................................... 62 47
Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton.................................... 65 46
Kris Letang, Pittsburgh....................................... 62 46
Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay................................. 63 45
Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota................................... 61 45
Mikko Rantanen, Colorado.................................. 62 45
POWER-PLAY GOALS GP PP
Chris Kreider, N.Y. Rangers................................. 65 22
Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton.................................... 65 18
Matt Duchene, Nashville..................................... 61 14
Mikko Rantanen, Colorado.................................. 62 14
Pierre-Luc Dubois, Winnipeg............................... 65 13
Auston Matthews, Toronto................................. 58 13
Josh Norris, Ottawa............................................. 48 13
Alex Ovechkin, Washington................................ 64 13
David Pastrnak, Boston....................................... 64 13
Mika Zibanejad, N.Y. Rangers............................. 65 13
Sebastian Aho, Carolina...................................... 61 12
Alex DeBrincat, Chicago...................................... 65 12
Timo Meier, San Jose.......................................... 59 11
Joe Pavelski, Dallas............................................. 63 11
Brock Boeser, Vancouver..................................... 60 10
Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota............................... 57 10
Bo Horvat, Vancouver.......................................... 61 10
Jason Robertson, Dallas...................................... 55 10
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay.............................. 62 10
Matthew Tkachuk, Calgary.................................. 64 10
SHORTHANDED GOALS GP SH
Aleksander Barkov, Florida................................. 50 4
Alex Formenton, Ottawa..................................... 61 4
Isac Lundestrom, Anaheim.................................. 63 4
Trevor Moore, Los Angeles.................................. 65 4
Gustav Nyquist, Columbus.................................. 65 4
Cam Atkinson, Philadelphia................................ 65 3
Kyle Connor, Winnipeg........................................ 66 3
Chris Kreider, N.Y. Rangers................................. 65 3
Adam Lowry, Winnipeg....................................... 63 3
Ilya Mikheyev, Toronto........................................ 34 3
Colin Blackwell, Seattle....................................... 40 2
Mark Giordano, Seattle....................................... 56 2
Mathieu Joseph, Tampa Bay............................... 60 2
David Kampf, Toronto.......................................... 63 2
Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles................................. 62 2
Artturi Lehkonen, Montreal................................ 59 2
Brad Marchand, Boston....................................... 53 2
Mitch Marner, Toronto........................................ 54 2
Valeri Nichushkin, Colorado................................ 47 2
Teuvo Teravainen, Carolina................................. 59 2
POWER-PLAY ASSISTS GP PPA
Adam Fox, N.Y. Rangers...................................... 62 29
Connor McDavid, Edmonton................................ 64 28
Quinn Hughes, Vancouver................................... 62 26
Artemi Panarin, N.Y. Rangers............................. 60 26
Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida.............................. 63 25
J.T. Miller, Vancouver.......................................... 64 25
Roman Josi, Nashville......................................... 63 23
Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay................................. 63 21
Cale Makar, Colorado........................................... 61 21
Mikael Granlund, Nashville................................. 63 19
Patrick Kane, Chicago.......................................... 61 19
Teuvo Teravainen, Carolina................................. 59 19
Jakub Voracek, Columbus.................................... 62 19
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh................................... 54 18
Nazem Kadri, Colorado........................................ 62 18
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado.............................. 50 18
Brad Marchand, Boston....................................... 53 18
Kyle Connor, Winnipeg........................................ 66 17
Aaron Ekblad, Florida........................................... 61 17
Kris Letang, Pittsburgh....................................... 62 17
SHORTHANDED ASSISTS GP SHA
Mika Zibanejad, N.Y. Rangers............................. 65 4
Connor Brown, Ottawa........................................ 50 3
John Carlson, Washington.................................. 62 3
Aaron Ekblad, Florida........................................... 61 3
Yanni Gourde, Seattle.......................................... 56 3
Alexander Kerfoot, Toronto................................ 63 3
Logan O'Connor, Colorado................................... 65 3
Dominic Toninato, Winnipeg............................... 61 3
Patrice Bergeron, Boston.................................... 56 2
T.J. Brodie, Toronto............................................. 63 2
Zach Hyman, Edmonton...................................... 59 2
David Kampf, Toronto.......................................... 63 2
Blake Lizotte, Los Angeles.................................. 59 2
Tomas Nosek, Boston.......................................... 58 2
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton....................... 46 2
Morgan Rielly, Toronto........................................ 63 2
Matt Roy, Los Angeles........................................ 57 2
Moritz Seider, Detroit......................................... 64 2
Riley Sheahan, Seattle........................................ 51 2
Nikita Zaitsev, Ottawa........................................ 45 2
POWER-PLAY POINTS GP PPP
Connor McDavid, Edmonton................................ 64 36
Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton.................................... 65 33
J.T. Miller, Vancouver.......................................... 64 32
Roman Josi, Nashville......................................... 63 31
Artemi Panarin, N.Y. Rangers............................. 60 31
Adam Fox, N.Y. Rangers...................................... 62 29
Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida.............................. 63 29
Mikko Rantanen, Colorado.................................. 62 29
Chris Kreider, N.Y. Rangers................................. 65 28
Cale Makar, Colorado........................................... 61 27
Teuvo Teravainen, Carolina................................. 59 27
Quinn Hughes, Vancouver................................... 62 26
Nazem Kadri, Colorado........................................ 62 26
Patrick Kane, Chicago.......................................... 61 26
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh................................... 54 25
Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay................................. 63 25
Brad Marchand, Boston....................................... 53 25
Alex Ovechkin, Washington................................ 64 25
Matthew Tkachuk, Calgary.................................. 64 25
SHORTHANDED POINTS GP SHP
Alex Formenton, Ottawa..................................... 61 5
Adam Lowry, Winnipeg....................................... 63 5
Mika Zibanejad, N.Y. Rangers............................. 65 5
Aleksander Barkov, Florida................................. 50 4
Connor Brown, Ottawa........................................ 50 4
Yanni Gourde, Seattle.......................................... 56 4
Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida.............................. 63 4
David Kampf, Toronto.......................................... 63 4
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Washington......................... 63 4
Isac Lundestrom, Anaheim.................................. 63 4
Trevor Moore, Los Angeles.................................. 65 4
Gustav Nyquist, Columbus.................................. 65 4
Logan O'Connor, Colorado................................... 65 4
Reilly Smith, Vegas............................................. 56 4
Dominic Toninato, Winnipeg............................... 61 4
GAME-WINNING GOALS GP GW
Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton.................................... 65 10
David Pastrnak, Boston....................................... 64 9
Jason Robertson, Dallas...................................... 55 9
Filip Forsberg, Nashville...................................... 52 8
Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary................................... 64 8
Chris Kreider, N.Y. Rangers................................. 65 8
Kyle Connor, Winnipeg........................................ 66 7
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh................................... 54 7
Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles................................. 62 7
Patrik Laine, Columbus........................................ 46 7
Elias Lindholm, Calgary....................................... 64 7
Andrew Mangiapane, Calgary............................. 64 7
Timo Meier, San Jose.......................................... 59 7
Josh Norris, Ottawa............................................. 48 7
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay.............................. 62 7
Troy Terry, Anaheim............................................ 59 7
SHOTS GP S
Alex Ovechkin, Washington................................ 64284
David Pastrnak, Boston....................................... 64284
Kyle Connor, Winnipeg........................................ 66278
Auston Matthews, Toronto................................. 58265
Timo Meier, San Jose.......................................... 59251
Connor McDavid, Edmonton................................ 64245
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado.............................. 50238
Roman Josi, Nashville......................................... 63227
Patrice Bergeron, Boston.................................... 56223
Patrick Kane, Chicago.......................................... 61223
Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa....................................... 61221
Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota................................... 61219
Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton.................................... 65216
Mikko Rantanen, Colorado.................................. 62216
Alex DeBrincat, Chicago...................................... 65214
Nazem Kadri, Colorado........................................ 62211
Jake Guentzel, Pittsburgh................................... 60209
PLUS-MINUS RATING GP+/-
Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary................................... 64 45
Elias Lindholm, Calgary....................................... 64 45
Devon Toews, Colorado....................................... 54 45
Aaron Ekblad, Florida........................................... 61 38
Matthew Tkachuk, Calgary.................................. 64 38
Cale Makar, Colorado........................................... 61 37
Alex Goligoski, Minnesota................................... 57 34
Mikko Rantanen, Colorado.................................. 62 33
MacKenzie Weegar, Florida................................. 63 33
Justin Faulk, St. Louis......................................... 57 31
Anton Lundell, Florida......................................... 52 30
Mason Marchment, Florida................................. 38 28
Aleksander Barkov, Florida................................. 50 27
Gustav Forsling, Florida...................................... 54 27
Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado............................... 51 27
Ryan Hartman, Minnesota.................................. 62 26NHL LEADERS
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“Sometimes you think about it more as you’re losing a really good friend. It’s tough in that sense,” Patrick Kane said after the trade of Brandon Hagel.hockeyASSOCIATED PRESS
David Pastrnak and Brad
Marchand each had a goal and an
assist during a four-goal second
period for the surging Boston Bru-
ins, carrying them to a 6-3 home
win over the New York Islanders
on Saturday.
Boston captain Patrice
Bergeron played in his 1,200th
game, becoming the 120th player
in NHL history to reach that mile-
stone. He returned to the lineup
Saturday after missing the previ-
ous four games with an elbow
infection.
“I told him, ‘We need you
around for 1,300, by the way, and
beyond,’ ” Bruins Coach Bruce
Cassidy said of the 36-year-old
Bergeron, who can become a free
agent at the end of the season.
Erik Haula and Jake DeBrusk
each had a second-period goal af-
ter Craig Smith and Taylor Hall
also scored in the first for Boston,
which has won four straight and
14 of 17. Linus Ullmark stopped
24 shots for the Bruins.
Brock Nelson recorded his 30th
goal of the season and Anders Lee
and Zach Parise each had a power-
play score for the Islanders, who
had won four of five. Semyon Var-
lamov made 38 saves.
“It felt like they were in our face
up ice. We weren’t very clean
through the neutral zone,” Parise
said. “Just not as smooth as it had
been.”
l PANTHERS 4, SENATORS
3 (SO): Aleksander Barkov had
the tying goal in the third period
and scored the shootout winner,
helping Florida overcome a three-
goal deficit and beat host Ottawa.
Anthony Duclair and Patric
Hornqvist also scored for the Pan-
thers, who tightened their hold on
the Eastern Conference lead. Re-
cently acquired Claude Giroux
had two assists, and Sergei Bob -
rovsky made 19 saves.
Alex Formenton, Artem Zub
and Dylan Gambrell scored in reg-
ulation for the Senators, and An-ton Forsberg stopped 46 shots.
l GOLDEN KNIGHTS 5,
BLACKHAWKS 4 (OT): In Las
Vegas, Evgenii Dadonov scored in
overtime and Vegas overcame a
three-goal deficit in the third peri-
od to beat Chicago.
The Golden Knights trailed 3-0
entering the third but got goals
from Chandler Stephenson, Wil-
liam Karlsson, Jack Eichel and
Alex Pietrangelo.
Logan Thompson had 30 saves
for Vegas while allowing goals by
Dominik Kubalik, Jonathan
Toews, Dylan Strome and Alex De-Brincat. Kevin Lankinen stopped
29 shots for Chicago.
l LIGHTNING 2, RED
WINGS 1 (OT): Brayden Point
scored a power-play goal at 2:28 of
overtime, and visiting Tampa Bay
snapped a three-game losing
streak with a win over Detroit.
S teven Stamkos had a third-pe-
riod power-play goal for the Light-
ning. Brian Elliott tallied 26 saves
in his first start since March 12 and
just his fifth since Dec. 31.
Oskar Sundqvist scored for the
Red Wings, and Alex Nedeljkovic
made 34 saves.l HURRICANES 7, BLUES 2:
Andrei Svechnikov celebrated his
22nd birthday with two goals to
help Carolina win in St. Louis.
Martin Necas, Seth Jarvis, Brett
Pesce, Nino Niederreiter and Ian
Cole also scored for the Hurri-
canes. Pavel Buchnevich scored
both of the Blues’ goals.
Antti Raanta won a battle of
Finnish goalies with 30 saves. Ville
Husso stopped 21 of 26 shots.
l WILD 3, BLUE JACKETS 2
(OT): In St. Paul, Minn., Jared
Spurgeon scored on a give-and-go
1:24 into overtime and Minnesota
recovered to beat Columbus.
Marc-Andre Fleury finished
with 23 saves in his debut for the
Wild, which has won five straight.
Kirill Kaprizov scored twice, in-
cluding a tying goal with 1:03 left
in the third period.
Jake Bean and Jakub Voracek
scored for the Blue Jackets, and
Elvis Merzlikins made 35 saves.
l CANADIENS 4, MAPLE
LEAFS 2: Paul Byron broke a tie
with 2:28 left, Jake Allen made
49 saves, and Montreal beat visit-
ing Toronto.
David Savard, Cole Caufield
and Christian Dvorak scored for
the Canadiens. Auston Matthews
and William Nylander scored for
the Maple Leafs, and Mitch Marn-
er had two assists.
l CANUCKS 4, STARS 1: Elias
Petterson had two goals as Van-
couver rallied past host Dallas.
Bo Horvat and Conor Garland
also scored in the frame for the
Canucks, and Thatcher Demko
stopped 35 shots. Jacob Peterson
scored and Jake Oettinger made
27 saves for the Stars.NHL ROUNDUP
In Bergeron’s 1,200th game, Boston earns fourth straight win
MICHAEL DWYER/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boston recorded four goals in the second period in the 1,200th career game for Patrice Bergeron, right.