Tim Sassone’s game tracker

Blackhawks 3, Penguins 2 (SO)

Three stars

1. Niklas Hjalmarsson, Hawks: An assist with 4 blocked shots and 3 takeaways along with strong work as a penalty-killer.

2. Corey Crawford, Hawks: Made 24 saves and didn’t allow a goal on 3 attempts in the shootout.

3. Ryan Johnson, Hawks: Solid as a penalty-killer, provided energy and won 9 of 12 faceoffs.

Big numbers

The Hawks won 63 percent of the faceoffs with Jonathan Toews going 15-7 and Ryan Johnson 9-3. The Hawks also blocked 23 shots led by Brent Seabrook’s 6.