Sorensen faced an early challenge when goaltender Petr Mrazek departed in the first period with an apparent groin injury.

The Hawks found success Monday, thanks to an aggressive forecheck and defensemen joining the rush — the two things Sorensen, who earned his first NHL win, has emphasized.

Anders Sorensen had no idea this week he was going to become the next coach of the Chicago Blackhawks. “No warning, blitzed,” he said Saturday before his debut against the Winnipeg Jets. Sorensen saw his dream come true Saturday as he took his perch behind the Hawks bench in his first game as interim coach since replacing Luke Richardson on Thursday only 26 games into the season.