Burakovsky Scores as Chicago Beats the Utah Mammoth 3-1 for Blashill’s First Win with the Blackhawks
Andre Burakovsky’s power-play goal broke a tie and secured Chicago Blackhawks’ 3-1 win, marking coach Jeff Blashill’s first victory since his May hiring.
- On Monday in Chicago, Andre Burakovsky snapped a third-period tie with a power-play goal, leading the Blackhawks to a 3-1 win for Jeff Blashill's first victory.
- Hired in May, Jeff Blashill has a 204-261-72 record after seven seasons as Detroit's head coach.
- Ilya Mikheyev scored twice including his first goal at 9:21 and an empty-netter, while Spencer Knight stopped 22 shots despite Chicago being outshot 23-14 by Utah Mammoth.
- Looking for the tying goal, Utah Mammoth earned a late power-play after Connor Bedard was sent off for holding with 8:19 to go, but fell short despite JJ Peterka tying the game early third.
- Both teams play again Wednesday night, with Chicago Blackhawks visiting St. Louis and Utah Mammoth hosting Calgary; Jason Dickinson returned to Chicago's lineup, while Sean Durzi is expected to miss four weeks.
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Blackhawks get cosmic justice, top Mammoth for first win of season
The Blackhawks earned their first win of the season Monday, beating the Mammoth 3-1, despite putting forth their sloppiest and least emotional effort so far.Sometimes in hockey, that's the way it goes. And after feeling robbed of positive results in the last two games, perhaps it represented cosmic justice for the Hawks."Today, even though we maybe didn't have so much puck [possession] the whole time, our details on the defensive side were reall…

Ilya Mikheyev scores twice as Blackhawks take down Mammoth
Andre Burakovsky scored the game-winning goal on a third-period power play, Ilya Mikheyev had two goals and Spencer Knight made 22 saves to help the Chicago Blackhawks defeat the visiting Utah Mammoth 3-1 on Monday.

Burakovsky scores as Chicago beats the Utah Mammoth 3-1 for Blashill's first win with the Blackhawks
Andre Burakovsky snapped a third-period tie, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Utah Mammoth 3-1 for coach Jeff Blashill’s first win with his new team.


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Chicago Blackhawks earn first win of the season against Utah Mammoth
It took four games, but the Chicago Blackhawks finally broke through and earned their first win of the 2025–26 NHL season with a 3-1 victory over the Utah Mammoth. It wasn’t the most exciting game, but it was exactly what the team needed — a solid, structured effort that finally turned into two points. After three straight one-goal losses, head coach Jeff Blashill got his first win behind the bench, and the players’ persistence paid off. Chicago…
Blackhawks get cosmic justice, top Mammoth for first win of season – Usa news
The Blackhawks earned their first win of the season Monday, beating the Mammoth 3-1, despite putting forth their sloppiest and least emotional effort so far. Sometimes in hockey, that’s the way it goes. And after feeling robbed of positive results in the last two games, perhaps it represented cosmic justice for the Hawks. “Today, even though we maybe didn’t have so much puck [possession] the whole time, our details on the defensive side were rea…
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