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Blackhawks Fall 5-4 Against San Jose - Game Recap

Patrick Marleau scored twice to lead the Sharks over Chicago 5-4 on Thursday at United Center.

San Jose was an underdog by -105 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

San Jose got goals from Patrick Marleau(2), Barclay Goodrow, Brent Burns, and Kevin Labanc in the victory. Labanc opened the scoring at 11:30 of the first period.

Aaron Dell stopped 26 of 30 Chicago shots in the victory.

Chicago got goals from Andrew Shaw(2), Dylan Strome, and Dominik Kubalik in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Corey Crawford stopped 29 of 34 shots for the Blackhawks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, San Jose went 2-for-3, while the Blackhawks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

San Jose outshot Chicago 34-30 in the game.

San Jose heads into a battle against the Flames. Chicago, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.