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Knight stars in Chicago debut as the Blackhawks beat the slumping Kings 5-1

Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Game Highlights

Defensemen Alec Martinez and Ethan Del Mastro scored for the Blackhawks, who opened a three-game homestand with their second consecutive win. Ilya Mikheyev, Andreas Athanasiou and Ryan Donato also scored.

Knight was acquired by Chicago when it traded Seth Jones to Florida on Saturday night.

Anze Kopitar scored his 14th goal for Los Angeles, which dropped its fourth straight game. Darcy Kuemper stopped 14 shots.

Mikheyev snapped a 1-1 tie with his 12th goal 46 seconds into the second period. The Blackhawks then caught a break when Del Mastro sent the puck toward the net and it went in off the left skate of Kings defenseman Jacob Moverare.

Del Mastro was credited with his second goal in 13 career games. He also scored in Chicago's 7-5 loss at Vegas on Thursday night.

The Blackhawks closed it out when Donato got an empty-netter with 1:30 left. It was Donato's 22nd goal of the season, extending his career high.

Takeaways Kings: The Kings have managed just six goals during their four-game slide.

Blackhawks: Knight is still getting to know his new team, but he put together an impressive debut.

Key moment Athanasiou made it 4-1 when he scored 1:20 into the third. It was his first goal in his second game since he was recalled from the minors on Friday.

Key stat Donato, who could be on the move ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline, has nine goals and 12 assists in his last 16 games.

Up next Both teams are at home on Wednesday night. The Kings face the St. Louis Blues, and the Blackhawks play the Ottawa Senators.

Regular Season Series

CHI leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 10:57 Alec Martinez Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Bertuzzi (16)
Goal 1st Period 11:39 Anze Kopitar Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Turcotte (14), Adrian Kempe (24)
Goal 2nd Period 0:46 Ilya Mikheyev Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Teuvo Teravainen (33), Ryan Donato (23)
Goal 2nd Period 13:30 Ethan Del Mastro Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Patrick Maroon (11), Lukas Reichel (13)
Goal 3rd Period 1:20 Andreas Athanasiou Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Colton Dach (4)
Goal 3rd Period 18:30 Ryan Donato Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Ilya Mikheyev (11), Teuvo Teravainen (34)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 19
13 Hits 11
8 Takeaways 5
42 Shots 19
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 21
58.0 Faceoff Win Percent 42.0
12 Giveaways 11
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nick Foligno, LW Injured Reserve Dec 15
Connor Bedard, C Injured Reserve Dec 15
Shea Weber, D Injured Reserve Sep 30
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Phillip Danault, C Day-To-Day Dec 19
Darcy Kuemper, G Injured Reserve Dec 16

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 16,254 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 16 6 42 10
Anaheim 20 12 42 2
Edmonton 17 12 40 6
Los Angeles 15 10 39 9
San Jose 17 15 37 3
Calgary 14 17 32 4
Seattle 12 14 30 6
Vancouver 13 17 29 3

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 24 2 55 7
Dallas 23 7 51 5
Minnesota 21 9 47 5
Utah 17 16 37 3
St. Louis 13 15 34 8
Winnipeg 15 16 32 2
Chicago 13 15 32 6
Nashville 13 16 30 4
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