Blackhawks End Losing Skid; Beat Flyers 7-4
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers looking for a win in the worst way. After losing seven in a row, the pressure to finally get one was starting to weigh heavy.
The Flyers, despite not being quite as bad as the Blackhawks, are a lottery team as well so it felt like a chance to end the bad streak.
It didn't start on a positive note for Chicago though as they found themselves down 1-0 under four minutes into the game. From there, however, they started to show more life.
Patrick Maroon and Joe Veleno each scored within a minute to give the Blackhawks a 2-1 lead.
For Maroon, he scored in his first home game since announcing his upcoming retirement at the end of the season. For Veleno, it was his first goal in a Blackhawks sweater. Those are both memorable moments for them.
12 seconds after the Veleno goal, Travis Sanheim slapped one on the net and it squeaked through the paraphernalia of Spencer Knight. It crawled past the goal line to tie the game.
In what became a barn-burner of a first period, Bobby Brink gave the Flyers the lead back which couldn't feel good for a team on a seven-game losing streak. Instead of mailing it in this time, however, the Blackhawks started to take over from there.
Before the first period was over, Connor Bedard took a wrist shot to score his 20th of the season which tied the game at three. Bedard now has 20 goals in back-to-back years to start his career. Most 18 and 19-year-old seasons don't go that well.
Under three minutes into the middle frame, Tyler Bertuzzi gave the Blackhawks the lead once more. From there, things went mostly well for Chicago.
Ryan Donato put them ahead by two for the first time in the game at 6:43 of the period before Travis Konecny got the Flyers back within one a few minutes after that.
Remarkably, Ryan Donato scored again before the period was over. His 25th of the season secured a 6-4 lead for the Hawks which would hold through the end of the period. To say that Donato is having a strong year would be an understatement.
Lukas Reichel scored early into the third period to extend Chicago's lead to three. The 7-4 score stood up as the final.
With Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson in attendance, the Blackhawks scored a touchdown and made the extra point. This is the first time in 2024-25 that Chicago scored seven goals.
Now, they can forget about the losing streak and get back to playing an honest game as they close out the year. Their next contest will come on Wednesday night as they take on the New Jersey Devils at United Center.
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