At the United Center on April 14, the Chicago Blackhawks (25-38-11) ended an eight-game skid by defeating the San Jose Sharks (29-33-11) 5-4 in a shootout.
Alex DeBrincat scored the lone goal in the shootout after having three assists in regulation, CBS 2 Chicago noted. Patrick Kane scored his 24th goal and added two assists for Chicago. Dylan Strome notched his career-high 21st goal and had an assist, and Taylor Raddysh and Calvin de Haan scored.
Timo Meier scored his team-leading 32nd goal for the Sharks, who have gone winless in their last eight games (0-5-3).
The Blackhawks will visit the Nashville Predators on Saturday, April 16.
Seiya Suzuki stayed hot with an RBI double in a three-run first inning, Frank Schwindel homered and drove in two, and the Chicago Cubs (4-2) cooled off former Cub Kris Bryant and the Colorado Rockies (4-2), winning 5-2 on April 14 in Denver, per ESPN.
Suzuki extended his hitting streak to six games since joining the majors from Japan and drove in his 10th run when the Cubs collected five straight hits against Kyle Freeland (0-2).
The two teams will face each other again Friday, April 15.
Jared Kelenic hit a two-run homer off the right-field foul pole in the second inning, and the Seattle Mariners (3-4) stopped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox (4-2) at a windy Guaranteed Rate Field, ESPN noted.
"It was like we were playing in a tornado," Kelenic said.
Chicago next hosts the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, April 15.