Blackhawks send Sharks to seventh straight loss

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueAlex DeBrincat bangs home a one-timer in the slot, giving the Blackhawks a 4-2 lead with his second goal of the game and 40th of the seasonSAN JOSE -- The San Jose Sharks lost their season-high seventh straight game and missed a chance to gain ground in the Pacific Division, 5-4 to the Chicago Blackhawks at SAP Center on Thursday.The Sharks (43-25-9) remained six points behind the first-place Calgary Flames and five points ahead of the Vegas Golden Knights in the division. Obviously our last loss was tough, put us in a tough position, but we're not accepting any fate any time soon so it's a big win for us to stay alive and keep that morale up and keep heading towards the end of the season in the right direction regardless of what happens in the standings."Video: CHI@SJS: Toews puts home deflected pass in frontTomas Hertl had one goal and two assists in his 400th NHL game, and Martin Jones made 22 saves for San Jose, which is 0-6-1 in the past seven games.The Sharks cut the Blackhawks lead to 4-3 at 6:29 of the second period when Hertl scored from the crease on a 5-on-3 power play. "We knew they were a desperate team also, they've been struggling, so you're kind of worried going into a game like this when they're at home and they've had a couple of games to sit on the results, so really good start for us."San Jose cut it to 3-1 at 11:59 on Lukas Radil's wrist shot from the right face-off circle.Nyquist's power-play goal on a snap shot at 2:33 of the second period brought San Jose within 3-2.Video: CHI@SJS: Nyquist nets PPG on Hertl's sly feedDeBrincat scored his 40th goal at 4:21, increasing Chicago's lead to 4-2."It's a cool accomplishment," DeBrincat said.