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Utah Hockey Club at Chicago Blackhawks

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Utah Hockey Club
33-29-12
Final
5 - 2
Chicago Blackhawks
21-44-9

Kerfoot has a goal and 2 assists in Utah's 5-2 victory over the Blackhawks

Nick DeSimone nets an unbelievable goal for Utah

Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and an assist. Nick DeSimone and Kailer Yamamoto each scored their first goals of the season and Logan Cooley also scored.

Joe Veleno and Ryan Donato scored for Chicago. Arvid Soderblom made 26 saves.

The Blackhawks have lost three straight and 10 of 11.

Takeaways Utah: Utah ended a two-game losing streak after falling 8-0 in Tampa Bat on Thursday night and 2-1 in overtime Friday night at Florida.

Blackhawks: Former University of Minnesota teammates Oliver Moore and Sam Rinzel made their NHL debuts.

Key moment Sergachev and Kerfoot scored in a 31-second span late in the second period to give Utah a 3-2 lead. Sergachev tied it with 3:23 to go, and Kerfoot gave Utah the lead with 2:52 remaining.

Key stat Utah blocked 17 shots.

Up next Utah hosts Calgary on Tuesday night to open a five-game homestand. The Blackhawks host Colorado on Wednesday night to end a five-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

UTAH wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 8:21 Nick DeSimone Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexander Kerfoot (11), Kevin Stenlund (10)
Goal 2nd Period 11:02 Joseph Veleno Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Artyom Levshunov (5), Nick Foligno (18)
Goal 2nd Period 14:55 Ryan Donato Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Bedard (38)
Goal 2nd Period 16:37 Mikhail Sergachev Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: John Marino (11), Lawson Crouse (6)
Goal 2nd Period 17:08 Alexander Kerfoot Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (33), John Marino (12)
Goal 3rd Period 10:57 Kailer Yamamoto Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Alexander Kerfoot (12)
Goal 3rd Period 12:54 Logan Cooley Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (55), Dylan Guenther (25)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 12
15 Hits 15
4 Takeaways 0
31 Shots 29
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 22
51.1 Faceoff Win Percent 48.9
20 Giveaways 23
5 Total Penalties 2
13 Penalty Minutes 7
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colton Dach, C Day-To-Day Apr 3
Alec Martinez, D Day-To-Day Apr 2
Jason Dickinson, C Out Mar 25
Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tij Iginla, C Out Dec 4

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 19,153 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 51 20 106 4
Dallas 49 21 102 4
Colorado 46 26 96 4
Minnesota 41 28 89 7
St. Louis 41 28 89 7
Utah 34 29 80 12
Nashville 27 40 62 8
Chicago 21 44 52 10
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