Morning Box Score: Canucks Rally Past 'Hawks

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Oct 22, 2009 3:00PM

In spite of holding a 2-1 lead going into the final period of play last night, the Blackhawks let victory slip away as Vancouver rallied to top the 'Hawks 3-2. Duncan Keith got Chicago on the board first with a goal a little over mid-way through the first. Vancouver countered in the opening minute of the second period, but the 'Hawks answered with a Troy Brouwer goal late in the period to take a 2-1 lead into the second intermission. But Vancouver got two goals in the second half of the third - a power play goal to tie followed by Mikael Samuelsson's go-ahead goal - to take the lead for good. Antti Niemi had 28 saves on the night as the Cancuks became the first team this season to outshoot the 'Hawks; they did so by a 31-20 margin. After their hot start, the 'Hawks have now lost two in a row, a trend they hope to reverse starting Saturday night when they welcome the Nashville Predators to the United Center (7:30 p.m., WGN).