Blackhawks Beat Rangers, 5-3

Rookie sensation Artemi Panarin scored his first hat trick and the Blackhawks rallied to beat the Rangers 5-3 on Wednesday night after blowing a two-goal lead.

Andrew Desjardins and Andrew Shaw also scored and Corey Crawford made 31 saves to help Chicago hand New York its first regulation loss at home in 11 games (8-1-2).

The Blackhawks, who scored a season-high four power-play goals Monday, got three more against New York. The Rangers were miffed by a controversial late penalty that led to Panarin's go-ahead goal with 3 miunutes to play. He added an empty-net tally.

Kevin Hayes, Derick Brassard and Dan Boyle scored for New York, which rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead early in the third period.

The game marked the return of Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh after missing four games with a concussion.

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