National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, October 6, 2026
St. Louis Blues 2
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Chicago Blackhawks 4
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Match Report

Rinzel and Frondell score, Blackhawks beat Blues 4-2 in Kane's return to Chicago

— Sam Rinzel and rookie Anton Frondell scored 2 minutes apart in the second period and the Chicago Blackhawks held on in their home opener for their first win of the season, 4-2 over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

8
Blocked Shots
13
28
Hits
18
3
Takeaways
3
27
Shots
21
1
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
50.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
1
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
30
51.6
Faceoff Win Percent
48.4
18
Giveaways
17
2
Total Penalties
2
4
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

STL

  • Joel Hofer GA 2 · SA 19 · SOS 0
  • Robert Thomas BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Mason McTavish BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Pius Suter BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

CHI

  • Spencer Knight GA 2 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Anton Frondell BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Frank Nazar BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Roman Kantserov BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:56 · 3rd Oliver Moore faceoff won against Dillon Dube
  4. 19:56 · 3rd Frank Nazar Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Tyler Bertuzzi (1), Anton Frondell (3)
  5. 19:41 · 3rd Connor McMichael Wrap-around saved by Spencer Knight
  6. 19:32 · 3rd Robert Thomas faceoff won against Anton Frondell
  7. 19:32 · 3rd Goalie Stopped
  8. 19:30 · 3rd Cam Fowler Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight

Highlights

00:45 Mason McTavish tallies goal vs. Blackhawks Watch on ESPN 00:46 Sam Rinzel notches goal on the power play Watch on ESPN 00:51 Anton Frondell scores goal for Blackhawks Watch on ESPN 00:53 Cole Smith lights the lamp Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHI leads series 1-0

Injuries

Chicago Blackhawks

  • Bowen Byram Day-To-Day

St. Louis Blues

  • Ross Johnston Injured Reserve
  • Torey Krug Injured Reserve
  • Dillon Dube Injured Reserve
  • Alexey Toropchenko Injured Reserve
  • Tyler Tucker Injured Reserve

NHL News

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