New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks
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Connor Bedard scores 19th goal as Blackhawks blank Rangers 3-0
Bedard scored in the second period off a centering pass from Andre Burakovsky to make it 2-0 and assisted on Tyler Betuzzi's third-period goal. The 20-year-old, third-year star has 42 points this season, including 17 in his last 11 home games.
Louis Crevier opened the scoring with a short-handed goal for the Blackhawks, who bounced back after consecutive blowout losses at Los Angeles and Anaheim.
Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves for the Rangers, who were coming off back-to-back overtime losses. New York lost in regulation for the second time in its past nine games.
The Blackhawks have scored first in 12 of 15 home games, which leads the NHL. Chicago has also allowed just four first-period goals, the fewest in the league.
Knight's shutout was the seventh of his career. He's never had more than two in a season.
Rangers center Mika Zibanejad's seven-game points streak ended.
Blackhawks: At St. Louis on Friday night.
Regular Season SeriesCHI leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:08 | Louis Crevier Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Matthew Grzelcyk (5), Jason Dickinson (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:27 | Connor Bedard Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Andre Burakovsky (12) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:52 | Tyler Bertuzzi Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Greene (6), Connor Bedard (23) |
Statistics
 NYR |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 36 | Hits | 12 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 21 | Shots | 25 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 15 |
| 68.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 31.9 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 9 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Dickinson, C | Day-To-Day | Jan 23 |
| Teuvo Teravainen, C | Day-To-Day | Jan 23 |
| Ryan Ellis, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 8 |
| Shea Weber, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
New York Rangers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Fox, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 6 |
| Igor Shesterkin, G | Injured Reserve | Jan 6 |
| Conor Sheary, LW | Injured Reserve | Jan 1 |
| Adam Edstrom, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 10 |
Game Information
United Center
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 19,709 | Capacity:
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 19,709 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
5 | 15 | 67 | 31 |
 Pittsburgh |
11 | 14 | 61 | 25 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 18 | 59 | 27 |
 Philadelphia |
9 | 17 | 55 | 23 |
 New Jersey |
2 | 22 | 54 | 26 |
 Washington |
6 | 21 | 54 | 24 |
 Columbus |
7 | 20 | 53 | 23 |
 NY Rangers |
6 | 24 | 48 | 21 |
