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10/13 22:26 CDT Burakovsky scores as Chicago beats the Utah Mammoth 3-1 for
Blashill's first win with the Blackhawks
Burakovsky scores as Chicago beats the Utah Mammoth 3-1 for Blashill's first
win with the Blackhawks
By JAY COHEN
AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Andre Burakovsky snapped a third-period tie, and the Chicago
Blackhawks beat the Utah Mammoth 3-1 on Monday night for coach Jeff Blashill's
first win with his new team.
Chicago dropped its first three games despite being tied at 2 after the second
period in each contest. It was outshot by Utah 23-14, but a wide-open
Burakovsky beat Vitek Vanecek low on the stick side for the deciding power-play
goal with 11:05 left.
Ilya Mikheyev had two goals for the Blackhawks, including an empty-netter in
the final seconds. Spencer Knight made 22 saves.
Blashill, 51, was hired by Chicago in May. It's his second stint as a head
coach in the NHL after he went 204-261-72 in seven seasons with Detroit.
JJ Peterka scored for Utah, which dropped two of three on its season-opening
road trip. Vanecek finished with 11 stops.
The Mammoth played without defenseman Sean Durzi, who is expected to miss four
weeks with an upper-body injury. Durzi had an assist during Saturday night's
3-2 overtime win at Nashville.
Looking for the tying goal, Utah got a power-play opportunity when Connor
Bedard was sent off for holding with 8:19 to go. But Chicago killed it off.
Utah controlled the action in the second, outshooting Chicago 13-3 in the
period. But the Blackhawks went in front when Mikheyev drove to the net and
stuffed it in at 9:21 for his first goal of the season.
Peterka responded 1:02 into the third, tying it at 1 when he beat Knight from
the side of the net. It was Peterka's first goal since he was acquired in a
June trade with Buffalo.
Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson returned to the lineup after missing
Saturday night's 3-2 loss to Montreal with an upper-body injury. He skated with
the team Monday morning and said he had bounced back quicker than he had
expected.
Up next Both teams play again Wednesday night. Utah has its home opener against Calgary, and Chicago visits St. Louis. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl |
