{"id":18645,"date":"2025-03-25T15:21:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18645"},"modified":"2025-03-25T15:21:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:21:16","slug":"breaking-several-blackhawks-hit-milestones-in-impressive-late-march-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18645","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Several Blackhawks Hit Milestones in Impressive Late March Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Chicago Blackhawks desperately needed a win after seven losses in a row, and they did so in style Sunday afternoon (Mar. 23) win an impressive 7-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Sure, the Flyers aren\u2019t exactly juggernauts this season, and giving up four goals isn\u2019t ideal. But a win is a win, and the Blackhawks will try to take this and build some momentum as they head to the finish line their disappointing 2024-25 campaign.<\/p>\n

Some other good news that came out of this win was several Blackhawks hitting important milestones. It only feels appropriate to celebrate these achievements.<\/p>\n

Veleno Earns 1st<\/sup> Points as a Blackhawk<\/h2>\n

Forward Joe Veleno joined the Blackhawks at the trade deadline from the Detroit Red Wings, in exchange for goaltender Petr Mrazek and veteran forward Craig Smith. It must have been hard to go from a team fighting for a playoff spot to one sitting 31st<\/sup> place in the league. But the 25-year-old didn\u2019t have much of a choice, and he had fallen out of favor in Detroit. Why not look at this as a new opportunity?<\/p>\n

Veleno started his Blackhawks\u2019 tenure on Mar. 8 against the Nashville Predators, playing on the fourth line and centering Pat Maroon and Lukas Reichel. It took him a few games to find his groove, but by his sixth game Veleno he was promoted to the third line and rewarded with more ice time.<\/p>\n

It paid off in his seventh contest, when Veleno potted a goal against the Flyers.<\/p>\n

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Interim head coach Anders Sorensen praised Veleno\u2019s efforts after the game.<\/p>\n

I think his last two games, really good. It started in St. Louis there, we got him on the PK (penalty kill) and he was really aggressive, created some turnovers, made some plays. Him and Bert (Tyler Bertuzzi) have found something. They\u2019ve been playing together a lot here. And you can see it in Bert\u2019s production as well.<\/p>\n

But he\u2019s (Veleno) taken steps\u2026When you\u2019re traded for the first time in your life, and a lot of things going on, and you come to a completely new system and we play differently than Detroit. So it takes some time to adapt, and I think these last two games have been really good.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Montreal native also tallied his first point with the Blackhawks later in the game, a secondary assist on a goal by Tyler Bertuzzi. Not a bad way to make his first big statement with his new team.<\/p>\n

Veleno was selected in the first round (30th<\/sup> overall) by Detroit in the 2018 NHL Draft. He\u2019s signed through the 2025-26 season with a cap hit of $2.275 million. While his career hasn\u2019t been all that impressive so far, the Blackhawks are hoping a change of scenery will do him good. If nothing else, he could be a nice depth piece moving forward.<\/p>\n

Bertuzzi Hits 300 Points<\/h2>\n

Speaking of Bertuzzi, the 30-year-old had a three-point game (one goal, two assists) against the Flyers. It turns out his goal was also his 300th<\/sup> career point.<\/p>\n

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circling back to the goal that gave Bert 300 NHL points\ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/wOIa6imJbm<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) March 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n