Chicago rookie Landon Slaggert gave Chicago their first lead of the night on a one-time shot from the top of the left faceoff circle. A Chicago shot missed the net wide but bounced around the front of the net to a waiting Ryan Donato, who extended the Blackhawks’ lead from the left side of the goal.
With Taylor Hall moved out, Donato — who has enjoyed a career year with 14 goals and 14 assists so far — is potentially next up on the Hawks' trade block, although he's trying to block out that noise.
Donato scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Lightning. Donato has four goals and three helpers over his last nine outings. His tally gave the Blackhawks a 3-1 lead in the third period. Donato is up to 15 goals,
Connor Bedard scored from a seemingly impossible angle, Arvid Soderblom stopped 34 shots and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night. Landon Slaggert, Ryan Donato and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for Chicago,
Chicago's other players will likely generate more interest at the trade deadline, but Donato can beat them all for sheer effort.
According to the Athletic, the Blackhawks could get third-round picks for the pending UFAs. Donato is currently on pace to set a career high in goals and points, and Hall, who isn’t having as productive of a season as he has in the past, had found his game for a bit when playing with Bedard.