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RECAP: Bertuzzi’s hat trick powers Blackhawks past Canucks 5-2

  
Tyler Bertuzzi of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrates one of his three goals during the third period against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Nov. 5, 2025, in Vancouver. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Vinnick / NHLI via Getty Images)

The Chicago Blackhawks came into Wednesday night’s action trying to get back in the win column. They were on a three-game losing streak to start this road trip, only looking decent against the Edmonton Oilers and getting that game to go to overtime before taking the loss. The only lineup change to note from the Seattle Kraken game on Monday was Spencer Knight getting back between the pipes.

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First period

The first period in this game was a relatively uneventful one. The Blackhawks got out-shot by Vancouver 16-11, but generally looked evenly matched. Knight made saves that he needed to make, and everyone else generally did their jobs. Ryan Greene had one of the Blackhawks’ best chances, with former Hawks netminder Kevin Lankinen steering his shot in tight aside. Connor Bedard had a few chances, but was not able to get anything past Lankinen, who kept the puck out on his end as well. The first period would end as it had started, in a 0-0 tie.

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Second period

This is where it all kind of fell apart. The Canucks absolutely owned the second period. They got a power play five and a half minutes in and got some high-quality chances. Knight absolutely stood on his head to keep the puck out of the net. It looked like the Canucks might get a gift goal after the officials did not call for goaltender interference when Knight got checked down by Drew O’Connor, but upon a challenge, the call was overturned and they disallowed the goal. Connor Murphy had the Blackhawks’ best chance in front of the net on a feed from Matt Grzelcyk, with Lankinen proving up to the task in stopping that opportunity. The Blackhawks got bested badly by the Canucks in this period as a whole, though, and only were able to keep the puck out thanks to one goalpost and Knight absolutely playing sensational in net.

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Third period

Three minutes into the period, the Blackhawks got their first. Grzelcyk again got the puck along the boards and put it on net. It deflected off of Tyler Bertuzzi in front and into the back of the net, 1-0 Blackhawks. Three and a half minutes later, Bertuzzi set up in his office again at the side of the net. He took a feed from Bedard and put it home again, putting the Blackhawks up 2-0.

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Just under a minute later, after a scramble in front, Ilya Mikheyev found a loose puck in front of the Canuck net and wristed it past Lankinen, making it 3-0 Chicago.

The visitors were not done yet. Louis Crevier got a shot on goal with a lot of traffic in front, with Bertuzzi picking up the rebound. He took his time and wristed his third goal past Lankinen, putting the Blackhawks up 4-0.

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The Canucks would pick up two goals quickly to try to get back into the game. Aatu Raty got a wicked wrister over the shoulder of Knight to puck the Canucks on the board, 4-1. Just over a minute later, with the goaltender pulled, Evander Kane got onto the ice and put a one-timer past Knight to make it 4-2. Bedard would pot an empty-netter after that to take care of things once and for all, and the Blackhawks took this one 5-2 in Vancouver.

Analysis

The Blackhawks got a win in what was an incredibly inconsistent game from this team. The second period was all Vancouver, and the only reason they made it through unscathed was because of Knight. He played stellar in net, only letting up two goals late that would have been very tough stops as well. Bertuzzi came alive in the third by planting himself beside the net, which is his best spot, causing traffic and getting in the way of the goalie seeing the puck. It has been a long time since I have watched a game where it got to the third period and exploded with offense all of a sudden. It is good to see the Blackhawks able to come out after a bad period, though, and put something together to take home the win.

The Blackhawks’ next game is on Friday night in Alberta against the Calgary Flames. That game will be at 8 p.m. CST on CHSN.

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