RECAP: Kane Nets Lone Goal as Blackhawks Fall to Kings

The Blackhawks couldn't hold off the playoff-hopeful LA Kings on Thursday night, falling 4-1 in the back half of a West Coast back-to-back.
Patrick Kane scored the lone goal for Chicago in the loss and Collin Delia made 31 stops in his third straight start against LA.

POSTGAME LINKS
GAMECENTER: CHI at LA
ANALYSIS: Blackhawks Lack Energy Against Playoff-Fighting Kings
HIGHLIGHTS: Blackhawks at Kings
GALLERY: Blackhawks at Kings
STAT OF THE NIGHT: Alex DeBrincat tied a career mark with his 76th point of the season adding a secondary helper to Patrick Kane's second-period tally.
UP NEXT: The Blackhawks wrap their three-game trip on Saturday night in San Jose with the final meeting of the season against the Kings.

GAME RECAP

CHI: 0, LA: 1

1st - 11:58 - Phillip Danault (Adrian Kempe, Sean Durzi) -- PP

Los Angeles struck first on their second power play of the opening frame. Adrian Kempe put a wrister from the point towards goal that was deflected through traffic in front towards the wide slot. Phillip Danault found the slowed puck and threw a no-look backhander towards goal that went around Collin Delia and in for a 1-0 lead.

HI: 0, LA: 2

2nd - 9:16 - Anze Kopitar (Alexander Edler, Adrian Kempe)

The Kings made it 2-0 midway through the game off an offensive-zone draw. Adrian Kempe assisted a faceoff win back to the point for Alexander Elder, whose high wrister caught the deflection of Anze Kopitar's stick at the side of the net for a redirect goal.

CHI: 1, LA: 2

2nd - 15:13 - Patrick Kane (Dylan Strome, Alex DeBrincat)

The Blackhawks got on the board with a power-play tally of their own late in the second period as the top unit capitalized on a quick transition back into the offensive end off a clearance. Alex DeBrincat brought the puck in and pulled up along the far wall to wait for white jerseys to flood the zone. He found the late-trailing Dylan Strome in the slot, who then delivered a one-touch pass to Patrick Kane at the side of the cage for a 2-1 score.

CHI: 1, LA: 3

3rd - 11:45 - Andreas Athanasiou

LA put the game away in the third as Andreas Athanasiou picked off a pass and went the other way all alone against Collin Delia in net. Athanasiou deked right and went left, sliding a puck past the outstretched pad of Delia for a 3-1 advantage.

CHI: 1, LA: 4

3rd - 12:00 - Trevor Moore (Viktor Arvidsson, Alexander Edler)

Just 15 seconds later, the Kings struck again on a rush as Viktor Arvidsson sent a cross-ice feed to Trevor Moore in a 2-on-1 break, with Moore burying an outstretched backhand bid for a 4-1 lead. Collin Delia was injured trying to cover the width of the net and was replaced by Kevin Lankinen in goal.