BOSTON — Nick Foligno rarely gets to talk about a win, much less one in which he scores twice and the Chicago Blackhawks post three goals in 93 seconds en route to a 5-2 victory.
As captain, he’s usually the one to fall on the sword by speaking with the media after the Hawks get shellacked.
“I’d like to get used to this,” Foligno said, unprompted, after the Hawks dispatched the Bruins on Thursday at TD Garden.
There won’t be much “getting used to” with just three games left, but Foligno liked what he saw a lot better than the effort during Tuesday’s 5-0 loss in Pittsburgh, which inspired a players-only meeting.
“There was a more conscious effort for some guys to just dig in, respect the game,” Foligno said. “Respect how you need to play for your teammates, respect how you need to play in this league. It can humble you quickly. …
“You need to go on the ice and know what each other are going to do. And when you don’t, that’s the result we got in Pittsburgh. Too many nights have been like that this year, and it was just the time to address it and hopefully put that to bed for a while.”
The Hawks’ fortunes won’t change overnight. Big changes could be in store this offseason, from coaching to the roster.
But the young players, some of whom shouldered the blame in that disaster against the Penguins, learned to play supporting roles in coming back from a 1-0 deficit.
Kevin Korchinski scored his first goal of the season. Newcomers Sam Rinzel and Oliver Moore recorded their second and third assists, respectively. With his 41st assist, Connor Bedard matched his rookie season’s 61 points, which lead the team.
The kids and the veterans were on the same page.
“We played a solid game,” said Arvid Söderblom, who made 28 saves to earn his first win since March 1 in Anaheim, Calif. “We were competing, and you get rewarded in games when you compete. It was fun to see.”
The Hawks were nothing special in the first period.
David Pastrnak scored the opening goal after Philipp Kurashev tripped over his skate and Elias Lindholm deflected in off of Pastrnak.
Foligno answered for the Hawks in the second.
He jumped on top of Fabian Lysell’s breakout pass to Mason Lohrei and was off to the races, beating Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman to the far side for his first goal since Feb. 27 in Las Vegas and snapping a 16-game drought.
