Stanley Cup champ Panthers beat Blackhawks 3-2 on banner-raising night
The Florida Panthers have started their Stanley Cup title defense by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.
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The Florida Panthers have started their Stanley Cup title defense by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.
The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks are counting on Spencer Knight to become their long-term starter after signing the goalie to a three-year, $17.5 million contract extension on Saturday.
Connor Bedard and goalie Spencer Knight are two players with whom the 'Hawks can begin contract extension talks this summer.
Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks for his first head coaching job since the second-winningest coach in league history resigned and was banned from the league for his handling of a sexual assault scandal.
The Blackhawks had to settle for the third pick, after selecting first and second the last two years.
Kyle Connor and Cole Perfetti scored in the shootout, and the Winnipeg Jets clinched the franchise's first Central Division title and the No. 1 seed for the Western Conference playoffs with a wild 5-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Erik Karlsson scored his 200th career goal to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0.
After a scoreless first period, Nazar gave Chicago the lead with a short-handed goal at 18:55 of the second. It was Nazar's ninth of the season and came off Teuvo Teravainen's 42nd assist.
Tyler Bertuzzi, Frank Nazar and Philipp Kurashev scored for the last-place Blackhawks, and Spencer Knight allowed four goals on 28 shots.
The Chicago Blackhawks got a closer look at two of their top prospects when Oliver Moore and Sam Rinzel each made their NHL debut.
Ryan Donato now has 28 goals to lead Chicago. He has never had more than 16 goals in seven previous NHL seasons.
"I've done everything I could in this league," an emotional Maroon said discussing his decision after St. Louis defeated Chicago 4-1 Saturday. "I have no regrets."
Alexey Toropchenko had a goal and an assist and goalie Joel Hofer made 26 saves, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Steven Stamkos scored at 2:39 of overtime to complete his 14th career hat trick and the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.
Connor Bedard scored 3:10 into overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club.
The opportunity to acquire a defenseman like Seth Jones might seem like a simple decision.
Ryan Donato had two goals and an assist and the Chicago Blackhawks ended a five-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.
Jones, who had yet to make the playoffs with the Blackhawks in his three-plus seasons in Chicago, had requested a trade last week.
Craig Smith scored and Petr Mrazek made 16 saves for the Blackhawks.
The game extended Chicago's streak of scoring in every game this season, leaving the Blackhawks and the Dallas Stars as the only teams yet to be shut out.
It was the Blackhawks' first win over the Predators since a 2-1 victory at Nashville on March 16, 2023.
It was an impressive rally for the Blackhawks after they lost Jason Dickinson to an apparent left knee injury 4:33 into the second period.
After Chicago's goal at the :07 mark of the first period, Florida took 20 of the game's next 21 shots on net.
Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.
Tyler Bertuzzi scored two power-play goals and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the slumping Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 to end a four-game losing streak.
