Now We're Even? Hawks 3, Devils 2

I'm getting a little tired of sitting through two periods of lackluster hockey in order to view 20 minutes, or less, of decent effort.  
That's been the pattern, hasn't it?  Fall behind and mount a desperate charge at the end. If that's the way it's going to be, maybe during the Circus Trip The Hawks could switch it up, play well in the first period and be indifferent after that, so I can at least get some sleep.
Anyway, after losing a game they sorta kinda deserved to win vs. Calgary, The Hawks prevailed in a game that could have gone either way, really.  That these close contests have come vs. The Flames and The Devils is a little worrisome, but I have a feeling that The Hawks will be able to play slightly below the level of whichever team they're playing.
Outshot 28-12 in the first two periods, The Hawks lost nearly every battle along the boards, were late on most loose pucks and had the puck squirt through or past their defense a ridiculous number of times.  Also, Jordin Tootoo.
Thanks to a timely double-minor to one of The Devils' key penalty killers and an appropriate amount of urgency, The Hawks stormed through the last half of the third period and OT, outshooting NJ 18-4 and came away with the win.
Why does it have to be this way?

The PK: Yeah, it's terrible that The Hawks kill 3 of 4 penalties and that's an improvement, but I'll take it. During the third and fourth kills they actually looked like they knew what they were doing.

Defence: I thought Seabrook had an exceptional game, and Hjalmarsson's belly flop was a key play. On the other hand, Kempny appeared hesitant all night and Rozsie was back to being Rozsie.

Young Guns: Not their best effort, with Motte being invisible, Schmaltz lacking the stones to take control and Hartman just kind of being in the way a lot of the time.  Probably time for Vinnie H to give one of these guys a break.

New Lines: A non-event.  Observe who was on the ice for each Hawks goal and you'll find it was the same lines as last week.

Panarin was good, Hossa had some moments and Anisimov was where he needed to be to win the thing, but without Crow holding the fort in the first forty minutes nothing else would have mattered.

Throw me that again, Meat