Seth Jones finally scored — in his 31st game and on his 72nd shot of the season — and it really lifted the injury-depleted Chicago Blackhawks. Jones notched his first goal of the season on a screened shot 21 seconds into overtime on Friday night, giving the Blackhawks a 4-3 win over New York Islanders. "It's probably the biggest drought I've been in," said Jones, a 6-foot-4, minutes-eating defenseman who earns $9.5 million per year. "It's just nothing was doing in, but it's nice that I remember how to score. Put the puck to the net and good things happen." See following video. Blackhawks D-man Seth Jones on first goal of the season. It beat Islanders in OT. Jones beat Ilya Sorokin from the top of the slot as Chicago scored more than one goal in a game for the first time in nearly two weeks. The Blackhawks bounced back after blowing a 3-1 lead in the third period. Jones leaves the ice. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzNzU0MjY2Njk3OTk5ODY3/usatsi_22332764_168401008_lowres.jpg] Jones leaves the ice. "I was in shock," Jones said. "I was like, 'Wow, one actually went in.' It's a great feeling, the team played unbelievable tonight. "We obviously gave up the two-goal lead in the third, but the way we stuck in there." Jones also had his 12th assist on Friday to give him 13 points. The big blueliner, who returned last week after missing 15 games with a shoulder injury, leads the Blackhawks with 25:27 of ice time per game. He played a complete one against New York. "It was suiting for him to get that goal because of the way he played defensively and up and down the ice," Chicago coach Luke Richardson said. "I thought he was excellent on making the choices when to go and help out offensively, but also his one-on-ones were excellent tonight." BIG NIGHT FOR DICKINSON Dickinson scored in the third period to make it 3-1. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzNzU0MjY2Njk3OTM0MzMx/usatsi_22332734_168401008_lowres.jpg] Dickinson scored in the third period to make it 3-1. Center Jason Dickinson, who signed a two-year contract, $8.5 million contract extension on Tuesday, led the way with his 15th goal and two assists in an upbeat performance. Dickinson moved into tie for the team lead in goals with rookie Connor Bedard, who remains out for about a month with a fractured jaw. Joey Anderson and Boris Katchouk each added a goal and assist to help Chicago win for just second time in six games and third in 12. Petr Mrazek stopped 27 shots in his sixth start in Chicago's last seven games. New York's Brock Nelson notched his 20th goal, and Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri scored in the third period. BLACKHAWKS FINALLY SCORE Chicago had managed only four goals in regulation/overtime through its previous five games. Shut out 3-0 in Buffalo on Thursday, the Blackhawks scoreless streak reached 152:28 before Katchouk connected with 1:53 left in the second period on Friday to tie the game at 1. Jason Dickinson had a strong game for Chicago. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzNzUyODg2OTM5NjkwNTU2/usatsi_22331193_168401008_lowres.jpg] Jason Dickinson had a strong game for Chicago. Then Anderson finished a 2-on-1 with Blackwell 67 seconds later to give Chicago a 2-1 lead. Dickinson, along with linemates Anderson and Blackwell, used a straightforward "north-south" skating approach to create offense. They also played physically. "I think Dickinson's line led off right from the first period," Richardson said. "He laid some big hits. He was skating well. They were relentless on the puck." GAME FLOW Nelson opened the scoring at 6:09 of the first period on the Islanders' first shot. He has 20 more goals in eight of his 11 NHL seasons. Depleted Chicago finally had some scoring chances. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzNzUyNzMxMjQ3MTI2MDEx/usatsi_22330677_168401008_lowres.jpg] Depleted Chicago finally had some scoring chances. Nelson broke past the Hawks defense and took a feed from Hudson Fasching. He closed in on Mrazek and beat him with a shot under the glove. Katchouk made it 1-1 with 1:53 left the second on a screened wrist shot from the slot, ending Chicago's scoring drought of nearly two games. Katchouk broken in alone on Sorokin but was stopped on a backhand attempt. He circled back with the puck on right wing, cut into the slot and fired in a shot with Zach Sanford screening. Anderson put Chicago ahead 2-1 with 46 seconds left in the period with his first goal of the season. He steamed straight down the slot, then beat Sorokin after taking Blackwell's pass of left wing Adam Pelech back as the only defender. Dickinson's tip-in made it 3-1 at 5:09 of the third. The Chicago center skated up the middle from his own zone, then worked a neat give-and-go with Anderson on the right side. "Definitely something we addressed before the game," Dickinson said. "It was a point of emphasis for us to say, 'Hey, we've gotta' start driving net. We gotta' be hungry here. "So we definitely took it to heart and made sure we were doing it tonight." Horvath cut it to 3-2 just 1:27 later on a shot between Mrazek's legs from the right circle off a cross-ice pass from Mathew Barzal. Palmieri tied it 3-all on a wrap-around with 7:10 left in the third. Blackwell missed on an open-net chance in the final two minutes.
