Mark Stone was understandably pumped after netting his 20th goal of the season against the Vancouver Canucks, immediately skating to the glass to high-five some traveling Ottawa Senators fans in the corner after the shorthanded tally.
The goal gave the Senators a 2-1 lead as they looked to extend their winning streak to six games.
The 23-year-old needs six more goals to match his career high from a year ago.
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After the Winnipeg Jets blew a 3-0 lead Thursday against the Dallas Stars, Mark Scheifele restored a one-goal advantage in the third period before Joel Armia scored a beautiful goal to help put the game away.
The Finnish forward skated the puck through the neutral zone before completely undressing defenseman Johnny Oduya on his way to the Stars net where he beat Kari Lehtonen for his second of the night and fourth of the season.
His first didn't require near as much effort, as he threw a soft wrister at Lehtonen, beating him five-hole.
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Chicago ain't seen nothing yet.
Well, aside from three championships in six seasons.
Former Winnipeg Jets captain Andrew Ladd, re-acquired by the Blackhawks on Thursday in his sixth season with the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets franchise, believes he'll take some in Chicago by surprise in his return.
"I think my game has really evolved since (2010)," he said. "I'm excited to come and show what my game's all about now."
Ladd detailed the past few weeks, and the realization he would be moved after Dustin Byfuglien signed a lucrative long-term extension to stay with the Jets. And though re-upping with Winnipeg might have been what he envisioned, reuniting with the Blackhawks was the next best thing.
"Knowing that I was probably going to end up being traded, I think Chicago was on the top of my list for places I wanted to be."
Ladd was one of the pioneering cap casualties in Chicago's run of success. He and Byfuglien were dealt weeks after Chicago ended its 49-year Stanley Cup drought in 2010.
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