Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin bloodied Oliver Moore in a fight, but the Blackhawks forward later delivered the winning shootout goal.

The Blackhawks have skewed young all season, but Thursday night's 4-3 shootout win over Carolina was their youngest look yet.

The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in a shootout on the back of birthday boy, Oliver Moore.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard has been ruled out for Monday night's game against Edmonton because of an illness.