The Blackhawks snapped a four-game winless streak as they beat the L.A. Kings tonight.
Chicago's Jason Dickinson opened the scoring with a mid-slot deflection of Caleb Jones' drive from the right point 12:54 into the second period. The lead lasted 3 1/2 minutes, until the Kings' Blake Lizotte converted Arthur Kaliyev's 2-on-1 pass behind goaltender Arvid Soderblom for a 1-1 deadlock.
Soderblom, making his first start with Chicago's regular goaltenders sidelined, stopped Kevin Fiala from the doorstep with 3:45 to play to help force the overtime session, then turned back Trevor Moore's wrist shot from 15 feet 45 seconds into OT. The tight-checking contest featured few good scoring chances until the Kings took three shots at Soderblom within five seconds midway through the second. Adrian Kempe, Gabriel Vilardi and Mikey Anderson were all turned back.
The Kings threatened again 8:18 into the third, but Carl Grundstrom fired wide from 20 feet out from the left-wing circle.The NHL's replay review system wiped out a four-minute Kings power play early in the third period, the review detecting Kaliyev lifting the stick of Jones, which in turn hit Lizotte in the face.With their top two regular goaltenders sidelined, the Blackhawks started Soderblom for the first time this season.
Additionally, Chicago signed AHL goalie Dylan Wells to a two-way contract to act as Soderblom's backup while waiting for either Petr Mrazek and Alex Stalock to return from the injury list. Mrazek skated separately from the team on Sunday but there's no timetable for his or Stalock's return.Chicago starts a three-game road trip at Winnipeg on Saturday.© 2022 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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