Hawks coach: Playing from behind must change

There’s a disturbing trend going on for the Blackhawks, at least disturbing to coach Joel Quenneville.

The Hawks have trailed in their last five games, losing four of them.

“I didn’t mind the way we played our last couple of games,” Quenneville said. “I think we felt against Colorado, it was a tough loss, but at the same time we did things the right way. So hopefully we’re trending the right way.

“There’s been a certain trend in place here of not scoring first. I still think the last few games we’ve done some good things, but certainly playing catch up, I don’t think any team plays well from behind.”

Defensively, Quenneville says the Hawks can be better.

“We got a little loose in our game and I think that’s probably a product of playing from behind,” he said. “Maybe we’re going on the offensive side of things more when you’re trying to press and get yourself back in the game or try to tie it up. I think we’re giving up a little more and gotten looser in all three zones.”

Defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson says the Hawks can’t just try to outscore teams.

“We know that we’re going to score 2-3 goals every game, but we can’t keep letting in 2-3 goals every game, especially if we make it to the playoffs,” Hjalmarsson said. “Teams are going to play better defensively so we’ve got to start to play better defensively.”

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