The Chicago Blackhawks’ 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild was an extra special win for coach Joel Quenneville.
Tuesday night’s win marked Quenneville’s 400th in his ninth season with Chicago. He is now 400-199-79 during this glorious era with the franchise and became the 12th coach in NHL history to win at least 400 games with one team. Of course, he won 593 games with the St. Louis Blues from 1996-2004.
The Hawks also tied a franchise record with their seventh consecutive road victory.
And Coach Q wins his 400th game with the #Blackhawks!
He's the 12th @NHL head coach to win 400 games with one team. #ONEGOAL pic.twitter.com/KMLdukiMF7
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) February 22, 2017
Jonathan Toews played an enormous role in helping Coach Q earn this milestone victory. He put up a hat trick and tallied five total points for the second time in his career in the winning effort.
Of course, Quenneville will be most remembered for bringing three Stanley Cups to The Windy City to go with his 76-48 record in the postseason with Chicago.
But Quenneville has an opportunity to score his finest achievement in Chicago if he can bring this team to a fourth Stanley Cup. The Blackhawks have been up and down throughout much of the season as they have acclimated youth into the lineup. But the Hawks seem to be starting to click as the home stretch of the regular-season approaches.
