A long day, a long weekend for the Blackhawks ended in celebration on Sunday night as the Blackhawks took a 2-1 overtime win over the Nashville Predators at the United Center.
After Alex DeBrincat netted the game-winner off a 2-on-1 rush with Patrick Kane, the winger made a point to pick the winning puck out of the net and deliver it to interim head coach Derek King, who netted his first win just 30 hours into his new role.
"It was a nice gesture," King said. "But I made it clear that this wasn't about me. I love the fact that -- it's your first game, you get a win, obviously you're pumped about it, but this is not about me. This is about those guys and I told them that: 'You guys should be proud of each other because you stuck together and you fought through it and you got a win.'"
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