Jan. 24, 1965 - The Black Hawks shocked the New York Rangers tonight at Chicago Stadium, but the most shocking thing was Bobby Hull’s failure to score a goal. Not that Hull has never been blanked, it’s just that Chicago doesn’t often score as many as seven goals without Hull accounting for at least one.
Hull’s presence was still pretty clear in the 7-2 conquest of the visitors from New York, though. His six shots on Ranger goalie Jacques Plante failed to get through, but Hull was credited with three assists to run his league-leading point total to 63. He has scored 37 goals.
Ken Wharram supplied the scoring punch for Chicago, his two goals helping the Hawks climb within two points of Montreal, the NHL’s leaders. The Canadiens had their four-game win streak snapped, 3-0, by the last-place Bruins in Boston.
Wharram’s first goal broke a 1-1 tie in the first period and sent Chicago away on its romp. The score came less than a minute after New York’s Camille Henry had scored his 19th goal of the season. Wharram added goal No. 2, his 13th this season, early in the second period. Linemate Stan Mikita added another midway through the period.
With Mikita in the penalty box, Chicago still scored at 7:50 of the third period when Dennis Hull took a pass from brother Bobby, skated the length of the rink, and whacked in a 30-footer past Plante. It was the 20-year-old rookie’s seventh goal.
Doug Mohns, on the line with Wharram and Mikita, also scored. The Rangers didn’t get their second goal until 17:53 of the final session. Vic Hadfield swiped the puck from outside the Chicago blue line and fired home a 75-footer which caught Hawk goalie Denis Dejordy by surprise.

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