In addition to Korchinski being added to the lineup, head coach Jeff Blashill announced that Anton Frondell would be moving to center for this game. Frondell had been on the wing since joining the Hawks. Frondell moved down to the second line while Nick Lardis got bumped up to the top line with Connor Bedard.

Blackhawks lines in warmups at Devils:

Greene-Bedard-Lardis
Bertuzzi-Frondell-Mikheyev
Donato-Nazar-Burakovsky
Teravainen-Boisvert-Slaggert

Vlasic-Crevier
Kaiser-Rinzel
Korchinski-Del Mastro

Knight

— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) March 29, 2026

Rockford IceHogs play-by-play man Dana Grey pointed out that every defenseman playing spent time in Rockford.

First period

The second line for the Hawks was all over New Jersey earlier in the period. Frondell capitalized on a Jake Allen miscue and fed Ilya Mikheyev to give Chicago the lead.

Anton Frondell picks up his 3rd career NHL assist and Ilya Mikheyev scores his 15th goal of the season. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/kgCh49gQqm

— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) March 29, 2026

The Devils answered right back with a power-play goal from Connor Brown.

Frank Nazar put the Blackhawks back on top with his 13 goal of season.

What a pass by Ryan Donato to Frank Nazar, who scores his 13th goal of the season.

Nazar now has 13 points in his last 14 games. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/NcAlS1l4Nq

— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) March 29, 2026

Nazar recorded a team-high five shots on goal in the first period and was very noticeable in the offensive zone.

The Hawks’ lead was 2-1 after one.

Second period

Spencer Knight was not on his A game against Philadelphia the other night, but in the second period, Knight was really good. He stopped an A+ chance from Timo Meier.

Simon Nemec scored to tie the game later in the period. On the Nemec goal, Wyatt Kaiser screened his own goalie.

Third period

Momentum was in favor of the Blackhawks early in the third period. Nazar scored his second goal of the game just past the midway point on a two-man advantage.

Frank Nazar rips one home on the 5-on-3 power play for his 2nd goal of the game and 14th of the season. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/wE7Piiub3F

— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) March 30, 2026

Nazar’s goal was set up by a slick pass from Bedard. After the Nazar goal, the game shifted on a dime, as the Devils scored three unanswered goals. Dougie Hamilton beat Knight glove side for his 11th goal of the year. Jack Hughes blew past Alex Vlasic for another goal and capped off the game with an empty-netter.

The final score was 5-3 in favor of the Devils.

Analysis

Despite the implosion in the third period, there were positives to this game. Nazar recorded the first multi-goal game of his career. Frondell recorded the first multi-point game of his career with two assists. Lastly, Bedard set his new career high in points with 68. Lardis, despite not showing up on the stat sheet, also had a good game.

While the offense garnered its fair share of positives, the defense was atrocious. The Hawks’ inexperience and lack of gap control was on full display. In addition to the lack of gap control, this team still gives up way too many shots, as Knight faced 39 shots. That was the second lowest amount of shots faced on this road trip. The Hawks have to do a better job of preventing and blocking shots.

If Chicago wants to run out the baby defense next season, this team has to be better at blocking shots and gap control. If these issues are not worked on all offseason, the Hawks are poised for another non-playoff season.

The Blackhawks’ next game is Tuesday against Jonathan Toews and the Winnipeg Jets.

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First period

With the Hawks on a 5-on-3 power play, Connor Bedard scored his 10th goal of the season. The Hawks moved the puck quickly and ultimately created a 3-on-1 down low that put Markstrom way out of position. Teuvo Teravainen found Bedard, who snapped it into a wide-open net at 18:35 to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead, which they took to the locker room after 20 minutes.

hey siri could you play Chelsea Dagger pls pic.twitter.com/ZAJRAi9eBl

— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) November 13, 2025

Second period

The Devils tied it with 14.3 seconds left in the period when Simon Nemec joined a Devils rush up the ice and whipped a backhand shot from the slot past Knight to tie it at 1-1 after two periods. Despite the goal, Knight was fantastic, having stopped Jack Hughes on two separate breakaways and making several other point-blank saves. Through 40 minutes, Knight stopped 23 of 24 shots.

Third period

The Hawks took a 2-1 lead when Landon Slaggert, who was just called up from Rockford, deflected a point shot from Louis Crevier. For Slaggert, it was his first of the season at the 3:05 mark.

back and better than ever pic.twitter.com/tdOit7WwyS

— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) November 13, 2025

New Jersey tied it at 2-2 when Dawson Mercer buried a one-timer for his ninth of the season. The Devils entered the zone on a rush but a shot attempt was stopped by Knight, however, the Devils retrieved the puck and Hughes found Mercer with a cross-ice pass that found the back of the net at 10:13.

Sam Lafferty gave the Hawks their third lead of the game with his first of the season. Lafferty skated in along the left wing boards and showed some skill by avoiding an oncoming Luke Hughes and making a slick move across the goalmouth to create a wide-open net where he buried the puck to give the Hawks a 3-2 lead at 13:34.

a Sam Lafferty Chicago Blackhawks goal pic.twitter.com/znI5CunJQ3

— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) November 13, 2025

The lead would not last long, as the Devils tied it at 3-3 when Nemec scored his second of the game and third of the season at 16:14. Jack Hughes sent a cross-ice feed to Stefan Noesen, who sent it cross ice to Nemec, who finished. The two teams finished regulation tied 3-3 as they headed to overtime.

Overtime

Nemec completed the hat trick when Markstrom executed a stretch pass, and he fired a wrist shot from the right circle and over the Knight’s glove to win it 4-3 at 3:26 of overtime.

Analysis

Despite a slow start, the Hawks found their legs toward the late stages of the first and were able to grab the lead three times but could not finish the game. Knight was clearly the best player on the ice with several grade-A saves, but Nemec had his number and was the difference in the game. While the result was disappointing, the young Blackhawks, who played without two of their top scorers, proved they could compete with one of the best teams in the NHL.

The Blackhawks return to the ice on Saturday night when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Puck drop is at 6 p.m. CST on CHSN with the radio call on 720 WGN.

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First period

The Devils jumped out to a 1–0 lead on Nathan Bastian’s fourth of the season. Luke Hughes found Bastian alone in front of the net for the tap-in at 6:23.

New Jersey took a 2–0 just 27 seconds later on a power-play goal by Timo Meier. With Pat Maroon in the box for high-sticking, the Devils scored just five seconds into the power play as Dawson Mercer drove to the net and Meier tapped in his 23rd of the season.

The Hawks cut the deficit to 2–1 when Tyler Bertuzzi scored his 20th of the season. Artyom Levshunov made a diving save to keep the puck in the offensive zone and Ryan Donato lifted Mercer’s stick to retrieve the puck at the half boards. Donato then fed it to Bertuzzi in front of the net for the tap-in goal at 9:06. The Hawks trailed by one after 20 minutes.

Second period

The Devils took a 3–1 lead on a shorthanded goal by Ondrej Palat. The Hawks committed multiple turnovers with the man advantage, including a Maroon turnover that was taken the other way by Jesper Bratt, who skated to the left of Knight and dropped a pass to Palat, who snapped a wrist shot over Knight’s glove for his 14th of the season at 3:14.

The Hawks cut it to 3–2 on Ilya Mikheyev’s 17th of the season. Teuvo Teravainen fed Mikheyev, who flipped the puck in at 5:26.

The Hawks appeared to have tied it but Donato’s tip-in goal was reversed when instant replay ruled it was deflected in by a high stick.

With the Devils on a power play, Mercer fired a wrist shot past Knight for his 16th of the season at the 11:01 mark. The Devils led 4–2 after two periods.

Third period

Blackhawks interim head coach Anders Sorensen pulled his goaltender for the extra skater and they cashed in. Frank Nazar scored his seventh of the season at 17:10. Levshunov fired a shot from the point that was deflected by Donato and stopped by Markstrom, but Nazar poked in the rebound to cut the deficit to 4–3.

With 12.5 seconds left and the Hawks’ net empty, Stefan Noesen put this one away with his 20th of the season. Nico Hischier sprung Noesen loose and he went in alone and scored into the empty net to make it 5–3 before time eventually expired.

Analysis

The Blackhawks spent most of this game playing catch-up and they nearly tied it on two occasions — in the second period when the would-be tying goal was reversed by replay because of a high stick and a late third period push when they Hawks made it 4–3 with less than three minutes left. It was a rough start for Knight, who was shaky, allowing four goals on just 19 shots. On the positive side, Levshunov had two assists for his first multi-point game of his career, and would have had three had Donato’s tally counted.

The Blackhawks return to the United Center on Friday night when they host the Vegas Golden Knights. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m. CDT on CHSN with the radio call on 720 AM WGN.

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In addition to Nazar making his season debut, Drew Commesso made his first NHL start. The former second-round pick was recalled on Dec. 8. While this was his first start of the season, Commesso made his NHL debut earlier in the week in relief.

Despite the additions from Rockford, the Hawks scored early and then crumbled late to lose 4–1 to the Devils.

First period

Commesso turned away all nine shots has faced, while the Blackhawks only mustered two shots of their own. Commesso was tested early and forced to cover up for some egregious defense zone turnovers. The first period ended with the score knotted at 0–0.

Second period

Jason Dickinson scored the Blackhawks’ lone goal of the game in the second period in unique fashion.

Jason Dickinson scores his 6th goal of the season after his shot goes off the post then off Luke Hughes’ face and in #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/HsvztDALhi

— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) December 14, 2024

Commesso stopped eight shots to maintain the lead, including one late that could classify as highway robbery.

What a glove save by Drew Commesso, the best of his NHL career so far. Beauty. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/m9Y4L29DSZ

— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) December 14, 2024

The period ended with Hawks up 1–0.

Third period

The Blackhawks’ formula this season has been score early and fail late. Sadly, this game was no different. In the third period, the Devils pumped in four goals past Commesso to win 4–1, though Commesso was hardly to blame in what was overall a solid showing. The Devils got goals from Dawson Mercer, Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier and Timo Meier.

With the loss, the Hawks have now dropped seven of their last eight games. The team has only one win since firing Luke Richardson and replacing him with Anders Sorensen.

Analysis

With the future hopefully bright, the present remains very dark. The Hawks once against gave up a volley of goals in the third period to lose another winnable game. The Blackhawks’ anemic offense remains a problem. The Hawks have scored more than two goals just once in their last six games. For the season, the Hawks are averaging 2.40 goals per game while league average is 3.04 goals per game. The team cannot count on their young goalie tandem to steal games for them.

The Hawks were hoping to ignite their offense with the call-up of Nazar. Nazar earned the call-up after dominating the AHL this season. Nazar currently ranks eighth in the AHL in points. In his NHL season debut, Nazar had 17 shifts for 14:01 minutes of ice time. He recorded one shot and took one penalty for the game. Nazar figures to be a big part of the Blackhawks.

In addition to Nazar being a big part of the future, the Hawks are hoping that Commesso progresses to be one of their goalies of the future. Commesso was pressed into NHL duty this season after injuries at the goalie position. While the outcome was not what he wanted, there were positive signs that should give Blackhawks fans hope for the future.

The Hawks return to action to take on the New York Islanders in a Sunday matinee at the United Center at 2 p.m. CST.

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Soderblom was sharp early as the Devils peppered him with shots throughout the first period. The Blackhawks also played about half the period without Bedard, who took a clean hit from Brendan Smith to the chest and the follow through clipped him in the mouth. Bedard headed to the room and would not return for the rest of the game.

The Hawks got on the board first on the power play when Jason Dickinson snapped a wrist shot from the right circle under the arm of Vanecek. For Dickinson, it was his 13th goal of the season at 15:04 of the opening frame. A physical first period ended with the Hawks leading the Devils 1–0, but New Jersey outshot Chicago 13–11.

that wrist shot pic.twitter.com/UcT3HqNAch

— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) January 6, 2024

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In the second period, while the physical play continued, Alexander Holtz tied it with his ninth of the season. After the Hawks failed to clear the zone, Simon Nemec found Holtz alone in the right wing circle and he fired the puck into an open net to tie the game at 1–1 at 10:07.

With 1:36 left in the second and the Devils on their fifth power play, Boris Katchouk picked off a pass in the neutral zone, skated into the Devils’ zone and snapped a wrist shot past Vanecek to give Chicago a 2–1 lead, following it up with a boisterous celebration for the Devils’ fans. For Katchouk, it was his third goal of the season to give the Hawks a one goal lead after two periods.

A SHORTY FOR BORIS pic.twitter.com/zDJ9g19KZp

— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) January 6, 2024

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The Devils tied it at 2–2 when Nemec ripped a wrist shot over the right shoulder of Soderblom, who had lost his net. For the 19-year-old defenseman, the goal was his second of the season at 5:41 of the third.

Michael McLeod gave the Devils their first lead of the game at 3–2 with his 10th of the season. The Devils retrieved the puck from their zone and rushed up the ice. Curtis Lazar found McLeod driving toward the net and he deflected the pass into the net at 11:56 of the third.

Tyler Toffoli finished off the Hawks by scoring his 16th of the season into the empty net on a shot from center ice. The Hawks fell 4–2 in New Jersey to complete the road trip.

Analysis

Following the hit on Bedard that knocked him out of the game, the Blackhawks knew that scoring goals would become an even bigger challenge. Instead, they went toe to toe with the more talented Devils and the got chippy over the final 50 minutes. While the Hawks held the lead in the third period, they were not able to increase their lead. A bad goal given up by Soderblom followed by the go-ahead score by McLeod, who outworked Nikita Zaitsev, and that was all she wrote. In addition to Bedard, Nick Foligno was not on the Hawks’ bench for the third period due to an undisclosed injury following his fight with Smith in the second frame.

The Blackhawks return to United Center for a Sunday matinee against the Calgary Flames. Puck drop is at 2 p.m. CST on NBCSCH with the radio call on AM 720 WGN.

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The Blackhawks rolled out the following lines:

#Blackhawks lineup vs. Devils:
Foligno-Bedard-Kurashev
Reichel-Athanasiou-Raddysh
Hall-Dickinson-T. Johnson
Donato-Entwistle-Perry

Korchinski-Jones
Vlasic-Murphy
Kaiser-Zaitsev

Söderblom
Mrazek

Extras: Katchouk, R. Johnson, Tinordi

— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) November 5, 2023

The Hawks welcomed back to the lineup Alex Vlasic. Vlasic had been out since Oct. 27 after receiving a blindside hit.

The Blackhawks got the scoring started early. Tyler Johnson fired a shot from near the left circle, the rebound from Vitek Vanecek went right to Taylor Hall. Hall buried the chance for the first goal of the game and the second of his Blackhawks tenure.

Taylor Hall scores 1:51 into the game for his second goal of the season. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/EQ4ZsgQI5o

— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) November 6, 2023

After the Hawks carried the play in the first period, the vaunted Devils power play got New Jersey on the board. Dawson Mercer beat Arvid Soderblom to the high glove side. Soderblom went down early anticipating the jam play and Mercer went high instead for the goal.

With less than six minutes left in the period, Kevin Korchinski whiffed on a puck at the blue line, leaving Max Willman with a breakaway against Soderblom. Willman beat Soderblom for the go-ahead goal.

Despite the Korchinski miscue, the Hawks had another great chance to even up the game late in the period. Jason Dickinson bull rushed through Luke Hughes and got the puck. He fed the pass over to Johnson. Johnson, who had to go backhand to the forehand, was absolutely robbed by Vanecek to keep the Devils in the lead.

What a diving save by Vanecek! pic.twitter.com/ie3GfeKN57

— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) November 6, 2023

The first period ended with the Devils up 2–1.

The second period began with a New Jersey onslaught in which Soderblom had to make three saves on Timo Meier and four saves overall. The period was dominated by the Devils, who spent most of the period in the Hawks’ zone. Soderblom was under siege for most of the period, fending off 16 shots on net while the Hawks were only able to muster nine of their own.

The third period started just as the second period ended, with the Devils getting several shots on the Hawks’ net. With less than five minutes gone by in the third period, New Jersey was able to break through against Soderblom. Curtis Lazar got the Devils third goal of the game to give the Devils a 3–1 lead.

Late in third period, the Blackhawks got a jump from Ryan Donato. Donato fired a shot that was blocked by Vanecek, but Donato sent the rebound home to cut the Devils’ lead to one at 3–2. It was Donato’s third goal of the season.

DONATO

we’re within one pic.twitter.com/ewHLaowsBU

— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) November 6, 2023

The Hawks pulled Soderblom with 2:38 left in the game. Immediately after the Soderblom to the bench, Tyler Toffoli appeared to have put the nail in the coffin, but after a challenge from the Hawks, it was ruled to be offside and no goal.

The Hawks then got a great chance in which Connor Bedard fed Philipp Kurashev. Kurashev hit the goalie and the post. Michael McLeod cemented the New Jersey victory with an empty-net goal with under a second left, as the Blackhawks fell to the Devils 4–2.

Analysis

The Blackhawks are young on defense with Korchinski, Vlasic and Wyatt Kaiser. The team is going to experience some growing pains; they key is that the players are learning from their mistakes and working to improve on them. Korchinski’s gaffe at the blue line altered the course of the game. In addition to that miscue, Korchinski seems to be pinching in the offensive zone at the exact wrong moments.

Kurashev, since returning from injury, has been a welcome addition and appears to be skating well with Bedard.

Overall, the Hawks got beat by a better team that was able to weather their late-game rush.

The Blackhawks’ next game is on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. CST.

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— Jonathan Toews made his return to the lineup, after missing from the lineup since Jan. 28 due to symptoms of long COVID. He tallied an assist in what may be one of his final NHL games, with him likely contemplating retirement at the end of the season.

— After no scoring in the first period, both teams unleashed in the second. The Devils struck first on a Dougie Hamilton shot from just outside the circles, with the Blackhawks countering just over a minute later with a Tyler Johnson goal from right out in front of the net. Andreas Athanasiou would take a wrister that went off of Lukas Reichel to give the Blackhawks their first lead of the game later on in the period.

— The Devils would respond in short order to finish out the second. Timo Meier skated in with a wraparound try that sent the rebound right out to Erik Haula, who burried it past Alex Stalock to tie things up at 2–2. Jesper Boqvist then out-waited Stalock to put the Devils back in front.

— In the third, Ryan Graves took the puck from up high and backhanded it past Stalock on a beautiful move to put the Devils up 4–2. Then, Athanasiou again would help the Blackhawks attempt to claw back in on a shot-pass from Toews. A wraparound goal from Meier, along with a Dawson Mercer tally, would put this one far out of reach, giving the Devils the 6–3 victory.

With six games left on their schedule, can the Blackhawks successfully lose out, giving them the best opportunity to gain the first overall pick in the upcoming draft? Tune in next on Tuesday at 8 p.m. CDT on NBC Sports Chicago to find out!

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— At 11:27 of the first, Jack Hughes performed some slick stickhandling in the left circle then fired a cross-ice feed to Dougie Hamilton, who one-timed his seventh of the season past Arvid Soderblom to give the Devils a 1–0 lead.

— After one, the Hawks trailed 1–0 thanks to Devils goaltender Vitek Vanecek, who stopped all 13 shots he faced including some high-quality chances. On the other side, Soderblom stopped nine of 10 shots in the first 20 minutes.

— The Devils took a 2–0 lead at 5:30 of the second period when team captain Nico Hischier scored his 11th of the season off a one-timer from the left point.

— Jesper Bratt one-timed his 10th of the season on the power play off a cross-ice feed from Hughes at 14:58. The Devils would take a 3–0 lead into the locker room after 40 minutes.

— In a scoreless third, New Jersey put the defensive clamps down on the Hawks by holding them to just four shots on goal for the period. Vanecek finished with 24 saves for his second shutout of the season.

The Blackhawks return home on Friday night when they host the Winnipeg Jets. Puck drop at the United Center will be at 7:30 p.m. CST.

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Last time there was a double hat trick for the Hawks:

– Patrick Kane was suiting up for the Buffalo Saints 14U AAA team
– Brandon Hagel was four pic.twitter.com/CZrkzEK1cZ

— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) February 26, 2022

I know what you are thinking. The time is now to move Hagel because his value may very will be at its peak. Time and time again he is proving he can be a solid top-nine player. And, if the rumors are true that the Blackhawks are being offered a first-round pick and more, many would say to take the money and run. If the Blackhawks were ready to win, Hagel could be given a red carpet to walk on every night. Unfortunately, reality says the Blackhawks need a lot more quality assets in order to climb back to the top. While we still do not know who the Blackhawks’ general manager will be, March 21 will be here in the blink of an eye.

Overshadowed in the Blackhawks’ pair of hat tricks were other standout performances. Ryan Carpenter was credited with the game-winning goal, his second of the season. Seth Jones picked up three assists, now having 31 on the year. Kirby Dach KEPT the puck on a 2-on-1 and buried it in the back of the net for his eighth of the season on a nifty forehand-backhand power move around Devils goaltender Jon Gillies. There were a lot of names on the stat sheet for a thrilling game.

A controversy to come out of Friday’s win was what happened on Hagel’s empty-net goal. Devils defensemen P.K. Subban tripped Hagel with a slew foot as he was skating toward the net and a scuffle ensued. It should be no surprise to anyone that Subban did something to cause pushing and shoving. Hagel’s comments after the game were warranted, and Subban’s image to the everyday hockey fan is not a good one.

Hagel on PK Subban's trip: "There's a reason the guy slew-foots everyone and gets these dirty fines… I have a clear-cut breakaway. What are going to do? It's just a dirty play. It is what it is. He can do what he wants but it's not going to get him very liked around the league"

— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) February 26, 2022

Friday night’s home victory marked their only of this month. The Blackhawks have two more, Sunday against the St. Louis Blues and Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers left on the homestand. In a season where it is hard to find many positives, you can chalk Friday up as one that reminds you of the joy of hockey and being at the rink.

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