{"id":9306,"date":"2025-01-06T01:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T01:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9306"},"modified":"2025-01-06T01:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T01:24:27","slug":"blackhawks-recap-hawks-poor-form-returns-in-blowout-loss-to-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9306","title":{"rendered":"Blackhawks Recap: &#8216;Hawks poor form returns in blowout loss to Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.allcitynetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/05165151\/USATSI_25122055.jpg.webp\" alt=\"USATSI 25122055\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jan 5, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; New York Rangers center Sam Carrick (39) and Chicago Blackhawks left wing Patrick Maroon (77) get into a scrum during the second period at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Fresh off their 4-2 win over the Canadiens on Friday, the Blackhawks returned to the United Center to host the New York Rangers. Chicago iced the same lineup, including\u00a0<strong>Arvid S\u00f6derblom<\/strong>\u00a0in goal..an opportunity interim head coach\u00a0<strong>Anders Sorensen<\/strong>\u00a0said the netminder had earned with his recent play. \u201cIt was an easy decision to go back to him,\u201d Sorensen said before the game.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the contest went down\u2026<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"game-summary\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game Summary<\/h2>\n<p>The line of\u00a0<strong>Taylor Hall<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Jason Dickinson<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Nick Foligno<\/strong>\u00a0started the game for the Blackhawks with solid results. Moments later,\u00a0<strong>Wyatt Kaiser<\/strong>\u00a0drew a penalty and the Hawks were on the power play 1:13 into the game.<\/p>\n<p>They failed to convert on the chance, but\u00a0<strong>Tyler Bertuzzi<\/strong>\u00a0would give the Hawks a 1-0 lead moments later.\u00a0<strong>Connor Bedard<\/strong>\u00a0forced a turnover and fed Bertuzzi right in front of Rangers goalie Louis Domingue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bedard finds Bertuzzi at the net-front and Chicago leads 1-0!<\/p>\n<p>Bedard is now on a 7-game point streak<\/p>\n<p>Bertuzzi extends his team-lead in goals to 14 <\/p>\n<p>25th time in 40 games the Blackhawks have scored the game&#39;s opening goal<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blackhawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Blackhawks<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JtlQFhIvup\">pic.twitter.com\/JtlQFhIvup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CHGO Blackhawks (@CHGO_Blackhawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHGO_Blackhawks\/status\/1876002817162535258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Later in the period, Rangers forward Jonny Brodzinski snuck a point shot through traffic, tying the game at one.<\/p>\n<p>With 1:38 left in the first period, the Rangers capitalized on an awful turnover from\u00a0<strong>Craig Smith<\/strong>, whose backhand pass was intercepted. S\u00f6derblom made several initial saves, but inevitably, New York scored on Will Borgen\u2019s second goal of the season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This turnover from Craig Smith is\u2026ugh. <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PMxX70FTgn\">pic.twitter.com\/PMxX70FTgn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jay Zawaski (@jayzawaski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jayzawaski\/status\/1876009972829667681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The second period got off to a sloppy start for both teams, and it didn\u2019t take long for New York to extend their lead as Filip Chytil wristed a shot past S\u00f6derblom\u2019s blocker.<\/p>\n<p>3-1 Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>After the goal, Sorensen mixed up the forward lines, promoting\u00a0<strong>Colton Dach<\/strong>\u00a0to Bedard\u2019s line while\u00a0<strong>Ilya Mikheyev<\/strong>\u00a0was moved down with\u00a0<strong>Frank Nazar<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Teuvo Ter\u00e4v\u00e4inen<\/strong>. Both lines responded with solid shifts.<\/p>\n<p>Halfway through the frame, the Blackhawks were pinned deep, thanks in part to the official, who got in the way of a clearing attempt behind the net. The Hawks eventually got it out and to center ice, but the puck spat back to Reilly Smith, who was off on a breakaway vs\u00a0<strong>Seth Jones<\/strong>\u00a0and Kaiser, both exhausted after the extended defensive shift. Smith tucked it past S\u00f6derblom to give the Rangers a 4-1 lead.<\/p>\n<p>The second period onslaught would continue. Old friend Artemi Panarin circled the Hawks zone and threw a shot toward S\u00f6derblom. Vincent Trocheck got a piece of the shot. 5-1 Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawks temporarily stopped the bleeding, as Kaiser scored his first NHL goal with 2:00 left in the frame. Nazar, falling to his knees, put a backhand pass right on Kaiser\u2019s tape, and the defensemen wristed it past Domingue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.d3.nhle.com\/image\/private\/t_ratio16_9-size60-c_pad\/prd\/g3tdtq2b8tq3t9kdhxsk.jpg\" alt=\"GALLERY: Blackhawks vs. Rangers - Jan 5, 2024 | Chicago Blackhawks\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The third period started with a couple of decent shifts from the Blackhawks, but when the results didn\u2019t come, the game bounced right back to where it was in the second period.<\/p>\n<p>Chytil scored his second goal of the game after a K\u2019Andre Miller point shot hit S\u00f6derblom, then Chytil and in. It was about as fluky as goals get, but they all count. Perhaps this is something the Blackhawks should learn from.<\/p>\n<p>Rangers win 6-2.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jay-s-final-thoughts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jay\u2019s Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>Simple hockey works. The Rangers kept it simple the entire game. Aside from Smith\u2019s breakaway, every one of their goals was a redirect, a shot through traffic or a simple \u201cwhy not?\u201d kind of shot. If you\u2019ve watched any of our other 39 postgame shows, we might sound like a broken record, but it\u2019s a cliche because it\u2019s true. To quote my legendary pal Barry Rozner, \u201cPut puck on net, sometimes puck go in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the Blackhawks 17 giveaways in this game, what frustrated me most was their lack of intensity. The first shift was good. The first goal was (again) good, but at no point in this game was the energy of Friday\u2019s win over Montreal apparent in this game. Lazy passes, missed checks, lost board battles\u2026it\u2019s a game we\u2019ve seen over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe weren\u2019t making simple play and hard plays,\u201d Bertuzzi said after the game. \u201cI wish I had the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve changed coaches. They\u2019ve changed lines. It\u2019s time to start changing personnel as soon as possible. Despite some ugly metrics, Dach, Nazar, and Kaiser were among the team\u2019s better players. Meanwhile, Smith is turning pucks over. Dickinson was on the ice for three goals against. That\u2019s just naming a few players.<\/p>\n<p>The one constant this season has been the veteran players. They\u2019re happy to preach in the media about how the Hawks need to play\u2026yet when the smoke clears, they\u2019re as much to blame as their young teammates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has to be a group thing,\u201d Sorensen said when asked if there\u2019s someone who can take charge. \u201cI do think we have some guys who are trying to do that. It\u2019s not fair to put it on one or two guys to constantly be in that role. It has to be a group effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also curious to see who Sorensen will sit after this game. Smith\u2019s brutal turnover led directly to a Rangers goal, but Nolan Allan finished -4. Make your predictions now. I\u2019m betting Allan will be the player taught \u201caccountability.\u201d That has to be frustrating to the young players, who have to be feeling like their not being held to the same standards at the veterans.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"nuggets-and-timbits\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nuggets and Timbits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Blackhawks scored the first goal of the game for a league-leading 25th time. They\u2019ve won 13 times in 40 games.<\/li>\n<li>Bedard\u2019s assist on Bertuzzi\u2019s first-period goal extended his scoring streak to seven games (3G \u2013 6A). It was also his 16th point in 14 games under Sorensen.<\/li>\n<li>Kaiser\u2019s first NHL goal came in his 71st NHL game. It\u2019s crazy to imagine it\u2019s taken that long, considering how well he\u2019s played overall.<\/li>\n<li>The Blackhawks were credited with 17 giveaways in the loss. The Rangers had four. 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