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The Chicago Blackhawks were playing their best hockey of the season Thursday night against the Seattle Kraken.

Then the script flipped.

Tyler Bertuzzi and Teuvo Teräväinen scored during a stellar second period that showed what the Hawks can be. The third period showcased what they shouldn’t be.

The Kraken stormed back with three goals in the third, with Jaden Schwartz scoring the tiebreaker on a power play with 2:18 left to hand the Hawks a crushing 3-2 defeat at the United Center.

After goals from Tye Kartye and Shane Wright erased the Hawks’ 2-0 lead, Connor Bedard had a breakaway with a prime chance to put the hosts back in front late in the third. But Kraken defenseman Ryan Lindgren used his stick to prevent the center from getting a s

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