The Hawks accomplished the feat Saturday night for the first time since the 1985-86 season with a 5-3 victory before a crowd of 20,006 at
The Hawks (11-8-1) were outplayed in the first two periods, being outshot 30-6, and trailed 3-2 entering the third on Bourque's short-handed efforts. Sharp then broke out for three goals, including his fourth short-hander of the season.
"We said after the second period, as bad as we were playing, 'Nik' kept us in the game, and we were just one shot away from tying it up and getting some points out of it," said Sharp, who recorded his first career hat trick. "It was great to see the boys rally behind each other and have a strong third period."
Bourque opened the scoring with
It was the ninth time in Hawks history a player has had two short-handed goals in one game. Sharp did it Nov. 3 in a victory over St. Louis.
Detroit's
Sharp scored his eighth goal of the season at even strength to tie it 3-3 at the 4:30 mark of the third when he banged home a shot after a scramble in front.
The Hawks took a 4-3 lead when, with teammate
Sharp finished the scoring with an empty-netter.
"We scored three short-handed goals [and] you can't really count on that every game, but it just happened and we'll take it," Khabibulin said.
"There's a confidence in that dressing room that we can score goals. Now we have skill up front. … Sharp and Bourque stepped up and got some goals for us."
Bourque left the ice with 11 minutes left in the third period after he took a shot off his right thumb while helping kill a Hawks penalty.
He will be examined Sunday in Chicago to find out the severity of the injury.
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