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Lankinen finished his difficult season 8-15-6 with an .891 save percentage, which ranked 59th among 63 NHL goalies, but he insisted he was “pretty happy with the progress” he made.
The Hawks’ 3-2 overtime defeat Friday perfectly exemplified their overall 2021-22 campaign, which they finished 28-42-12 — in 27th place in the NHL standings.
Brock Nelson and Anders Lee scored first-period goals, Mathew Barzal had three assists and Semyon Varlamov made 26 saves as the New York Islanders routed the playoff-bound Washington Capitals 5-1 on Thursday night.
The Chicago Blackhawks enjoyed playing the spoiler role on Wednesday night when their 4-3 shootout victory over visiting Vegas helped to end the Golden Knights
Lafferty is the second Blackhawks player to receive an extension in the last two weeks.