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Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks

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Bertuzzi, Jones help Blackhawks beat slumping Golden Knights 5-3.

Seth Jones lights the lamp for Blackhawks

Seth Jones had a goal and two assists, helping set up Bertuzzi's team-leading 15th and 16th goals on deflections at the edge of the crease. Lukas Reichel and Taylor Hall also scored for the Blackhawks and Petr Mrazek stopped 32 shots as the Blackhawks won for just the third time in 13 games (3-9-1).

Tomas Hertl had two goals and an assist, and Victor Olofsson also scored for the Golden Knights, who have lost a season-high three straight and five of six. Ilya Samsonov had 18 saves.

Olofsson scored his 100th career goal 9:29 in to give Vegas an early 1-0 lead.

Reichel, Bertuzzi and Hall connected in the final 4 minutes of the first period to put Chicago ahead 3-1.

Hertl, who has four goals and five assists in his last five games, scored twice in the second to tie it.

Jones got the tiebreaking goal with 1:02 left in the middle period.

Takeaways Golden Knights: Vegas fell to 0-3-0 on a trip to Nashville, Carolina and Chicago while being outscored 13-8.

Blackhawks: Chicago sagged badly in the second period as Vegas had a 30-10 advantage on shots over the final two periods. However, the Blackhawks were able got the tiebreaking goal late in the second, and added to the lead in the third.

Key moment With the score tied 3-3, the Blackhawks were scrambling when Connor Bedard pulled the puck off the boards and passed across the ice to Jones, who pinched in from the right point and beat Samsonov.

Key stat Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno played in his 1,200th game, becoming the 133rd NHL player to reach the milestone.

Up Next Golden Knights host St. Louis on Monday while the Blackhawks host Carolina.

Regular Season Series

CHI leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:29 Victor Olofsson Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Pietrangelo (20), Tomas Hertl (20)
Goal 1st Period 16:00 Lukas Reichel Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Foligno (9), Colton Dach (3)
Goal 1st Period 16:40 Tyler Bertuzzi Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Seth Jones (14), Teuvo Teravainen (22)
Goal 1st Period 19:42 Taylor Hall Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Patrick Maroon (9), Ryan Donato (12)
Goal 2nd Period 8:10 Tomas Hertl Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (33), Ilya Samsonov (1)
Goal 2nd Period 14:42 Tomas Hertl Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Shea Theodore (34), Jack Eichel (45)
Goal 2nd Period 18:58 Seth Jones Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Bedard (28), Frank Nazar (3)
Goal 3rd Period 4:08 Tyler Bertuzzi Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Teuvo Teravainen (23), Seth Jones (15)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 23
29 Hits 29
9 Takeaways 2
35 Shots 23
1 Power Play Goals 2
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
33.3 Power Play Percentage 66.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 35
41.7 Faceoff Win Percent 58.3
12 Giveaways 11
5 Total Penalties 6
13 Penalty Minutes 23

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 19,340 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 33 16 70 4
Vegas 31 17 68 6
Los Angeles 27 17 60 6
Calgary 26 20 59 7
Vancouver 24 18 59 11
Anaheim 23 24 52 6
Seattle 23 28 50 4
San Jose 15 34 36 6

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 38 14 79 3
Dallas 34 18 69 1
Minnesota 31 19 66 4
Colorado 31 22 64 2
Utah 22 22 53 9
St. Louis 24 25 53 5
Nashville 18 27 43 7
Chicago 16 31 37 5
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