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  "textContent": "<p>SEATTLE — When the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks\" target=\"_blank\" >Blackhawks</a>' penalty kill was dominating opposing power plays earlier this season, players were quick to credit coach Jeff Blashill's effective system for its success.</p><p>But Blashill, in turn, was <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/01/14/blackhawks-penalty-kill-nhl-system-change-jeff-blashill-connor-murphy\" target=\"_blank\" >quick to credit</a> the Hawks' excellent penalty-killers for its success. </p><p>That latter attribution seems accurate in retrospect, considering how substantially the unit has worsened since two of its three most important members — Connor Murphy and Jason Dickinson — <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/04/02/blackhawks-oilers-contrast-connor-murphy-jason-dickinson-winning\" target=\"_blank\" >were traded</a>, leaving only Ilya Mikheyev behind.</p><p>The Hawks' penalty kill somehow still ranks No. 1 in the NHL with an 83.6% kill rate, but since the March 6 trade deadline, they rank 27th at 73.8%. They've allowed a goal in nine of 15 games during that span, including the last four straight.</p><p>Some of those goals have been unlucky, such as Matt Savoie's power-play tally <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/04/02/blackhawks-oilers-playoff-contention-eliminated-landon-slaggert-adam-gajan\" target=\"_blank\" >Thursday</a> for the Oilers, owners of the league's best power play. It deflected in off Hawks defenseman Alex Vlasic's skate in the crease.</p><p>But the stats mirror the results. Through March 5, the Hawks' penalty kill had allowed the sixth-fewest shot attempts and ninth-fewest shots on goal per minute. Since then, they've allowed the 12th-most shot attempts and second-most shots on goal per minute.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center><div class=\"Enhancement-item\"> <div class=\"ExternalContent-wrapper\" > <div class=\"TweetUrl\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matt Savoie - Edmonton Oilers (15)<br>Power Play Goal <a href=\"https://t.co/zOYJzCtu1q\">pic.twitter.com/zOYJzCtu1q</a></p>— NHL Goal Videos (@NHLGoalVideos) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/NHLGoalVideos/status/2039951540736110733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Among the forwards, Dickinson's departure forced Ryan Greene into a bigger role. Analytics show Greene has struggled, allowing the most shots and goals per minute among regular killers.</p><p>Among the defensemen, Murphy's departure transferred more duties onto Louis Crevier, Artyom Levshunov (pre-injury) and now Ethan Del Mastro (post-Levshunov injury).</p><p>On Thursday, the Hawks did generate a breakaway and two-on-one rush shorthanded, but the Oilers' power play nonetheless produced nine shots on goal.</p><p>Del Mastro allowed one seam pass through him that Murphy probably would've blocked. Crevier later got away with aggressively joining a rush, but he looked discombobulated upon returning to the defensive zone and ended up losing his position.</p><p>On Tuesday, the Jets' power-play goal resulted from Landon Slaggert's poor decision to pass backward on a rush, which Blashill dismissed as an individual error. But Blashill did examine more closely what allowed the Jets to generate two consecutive shot-tips.</p><p>Blashill has opted not to tweak the overall penalty-killing system, though, after evaluating what new weaknesses might be created by any adjustments to cover current weaknesses.</p><p>For clarification, the Hawks employ a variation on a \"push-down\" system with two defensemen stationed near the net while two forwards skate around and pressure the puck.</p><p>\"Penalty kill is one of those things where there’s just so many different nuances,\" Blashill said recently. \"We certainly have our structure, but I don’t know any way to learn it without going through it. And so they’re getting those reps.\"</p><p>Said Slaggert: \"It comes down to execution and playing on our toes. When we force them to make plays under pressure, we have a lot of success. If we continue to do that, we'll get right back to where we were.\"</p><p>All of this raises a far more important question: Will the Hawks' penalty kill remain a team strength next season?</p><p>If it doesn't, the Hawks' 26th-ranked power play will have to improve by an equivalent amount to pick up the slack.</p><p>One X-factor is whether Mikheyev, who has become one of the best killers in the league, re-signs or not. General manager Kyle Davidson has publicly stated his desire to do that, but no contract offer has been accepted yet.</p><p>Aside from Mikheyev, the personnel isn't likely to change much over the summer, so these young killers will have to improve. The Hawks' quest to find a new shutdown defensive center (essentially a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/03/25/blackhawks-young-forwards-defensive-anchor-jason-dickinson-ryan-donato\" target=\"_blank\" >Dickinson replacement</a>) within their young forwards intertwines with this discussion.</p><p>Blashill's system, which previously worked wonders with the Lightning, will be put to the test, too. 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