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Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Hockey Club

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Chicago Blackhawks
17-34-7
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Utah Hockey Club
26-24-9

Crouse lifts Utah past Blackhawks 2-1 for third straight home win

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Utah Hockey Club: Game Highlights

Clayton Keller scored in the second period and Karel Vejmelka finished with 21 saves to help Utah get its fifth win in seven games, including its third straight at home for the first time. Keller has a team-high 33 points in 29 home games.

Seth Jones scored for Chicago, and Arvid Soderblom stopped 34 shots. The Blackhawks have lost four straight (0-3-1) and seven of eight (1-5-2).

Jones’ power play goal opened the scoring for Chicago with 6:26 left in the first period. Keller finally got Utah on the board when he tied it with 44 seconds remaining in the second.

Takeaways Blackhawks: Chicago dominated on the penalty kill, going 5 for 5 against Utah after coming in 10th in the NHL at 80.8%.

Utah: After registering just eight shots on goal in the first, Utah had 28 over the final two periods.

Key moment Crouse gave Utah its first lead of the game with his backhand shot that proved the eventual game winner.

Key stat Chicago fell to 0-6-1 this season when tied after two periods.

Up Next Blackhawks play at Vegas on Thursday, and Utah hosts Minnesota.

Regular Season Series

UTAH leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 13:34 Seth Jones Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Donato (20), Teuvo Teravainen (29)
Goal 2nd Period 19:16 Clayton Keller Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Kesselring (17), Logan Cooley (29)
Goal 3rd Period 12:12 Lawson Crouse Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Josh Doan (6), Olli Määttä (11)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/utah.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTAH
19 Blocked Shots 9
28 Hits 24
1 Takeaways 5
22 Shots 37
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 5
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 40
38.5 Faceoff Win Percent 61.5
19 Giveaways 17
6 Total Penalties 3
12 Penalty Minutes 6
Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Barrett Hayton, C Out May 1
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Andrew Mangiapane, LW Out Apr 15
Matt Grzelcyk, D Out Mar 31
Artyom Levshunov, D Out Mar 31
Ryan Ellis, D Injured Reserve Jan 8

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 11,131 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado 55 16 121 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas 50 20 112 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota 46 24 104 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis 37 33 86 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville 38 34 86 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago 29 39 72 14
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