Pittsburgh Penguins @ Chicago Blackhawks

31-35-12, 12-21-7 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	0	0	1	1
Blackhawks CHI	0	1	2	3

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Mikheyev, Nazar and Knight lead the Blackhawks to a 3-1 win over the Penguins

— Ilya Mikheyev scored twice, Frank Nazar added a goal and Spencer Knight stopped 28 shots as the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a five-game skid with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night.

Apr 7, 2025, 01:48 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	0	0	1	1
	Blackhawks	0	1	2	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			PIT	CHI
18:55		Frank Nazar (9) (Shorthanded) Assists: Teuvo Teravainen (42)	0	1

3rd Period		PIT	CHI
9:40	Ilya Mikheyev (19) Assists: Connor Bedard (40), Sam Rinzel (1)	0	2
14:36	Rickard Rakell (34) (Power Play) Assists: Bryan Rust (31), Ville Koivunen (2)	1	2
19:04	Ilya Mikheyev (20) (Empty Net) Assists: Nick Foligno (19), Joe Veleno (8)	1	3

Giveaway by Alex Vlasic
Ryan Donato Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Connor Murphy Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Connor Murphy
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
Joseph Veleno hit Matt Grzelcyk
Sam Rinzel hit Rutger McGroarty
Ryan Donato Tip-In Wide Right
Wyatt Kaiser hit Evgeni Malkin
Connor Murphy hit Noel Acciari
Landon Slaggert Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Nick Foligno hit Kevin Hayes
Takeaway by Artyom Levshunov
Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi
Giveaway by Frank Nazar
Frank Nazar hit Ryan Shea
Takeaway by Alex Vlasic
Sam Rinzel Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Conor Timmins shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
Nick Foligno Backhand Wide Left
Ryan Shea shot blocked by Frank Nazar
Kevin Korchinski Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Oliver Moore
Giveaway by Spencer Knight
Takeaway by Ryan Donato
Bryan Rust shot blocked by Ilya Mikheyev
Connor Bedard Wrist Shot Wide Left
Connor Bedard Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Ilya Mikheyev
Connor Bedard Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Connor Murphy
Connor Murphy Slap Shot Wide Left
Joseph Veleno Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Alex Vlasic hit Rickard Rakell
Giveaway by Alex Vlasic
Connor Murphy hit Bryan Rust
Giveaway by Oliver Moore
Connor Murphy hit Kris Letang
Giveaway by Connor Bedard
Frank Nazar faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Lukas Reichel
Teuvo Teravainen Tip-In Wide Right
Frank Nazar faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Frank Nazar Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Oliver Moore
Landon Slaggert Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Wyatt Kaiser Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Joseph Veleno hit Danton Heinen
Lukas Reichel Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Nick Foligno Batted Wide Right
Joseph Veleno hit Kris Letang
Teuvo Teravainen faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Frank Nazar Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Takeaway by Landon Slaggert
Kevin Korchinski Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Lukas Reichel
Artyom Levshunov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Sam Rinzel Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Danton Heinen shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Giveaway by Kevin Korchinski
Connor Murphy hit Rickard Rakell
Joseph Veleno Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Joe Veleno
Oliver Moore Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Takeaway by Teuvo Teravainen
Giveaway by Ilya Mikheyev
Giveaway by Artyom Levshunov
Giveaway by Sam Rinzel
Connor Dewar shot blocked by Sam Rinzel
Giveaway by Lukas Reichel
Joseph Veleno hit Ryan Graves
Joseph Veleno Hooking against Noel Acciari
Nick Foligno faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Kris Letang shot blocked by Teuvo Teravainen
Frank Nazar Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Teuvo Teravainen (42)
Oliver Moore Slashing against Ryan Shea
Nick Foligno faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Teuvo Teravainen Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Tyler Bertuzzi Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Tyler Bertuzzi Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Philipp Kurashev Tip-In Wide Right
Oliver Moore Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Nick Foligno hit Ryan Shea
Ryan Donato Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Connor Bedard Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Oliver Moore faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
Wyatt Kaiser Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
Artyom Levshunov Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Lukas Reichel Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Nick Foligno Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Joseph Veleno Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Takeaway by Alex Vlasic
Giveaway by Alex Vlasic
Ilya Mikheyev Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Bedard (40), Sam Rinzel (1)
Joseph Veleno hit Kevin Hayes
Tyler Bertuzzi Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Oliver Moore Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Nick Foligno hit Conor Timmins
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Lukas Reichel
Giveaway by Ryan Donato
Connor Bedard faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Giveaway by Alex Vlasic
Tyler Bertuzzi Tripping against Evgeni Malkin
Nick Foligno faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Ryan Donato
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Nick Foligno hit Conor Timmins
Connor Murphy Slap Shot Wide Left
Connor Murphy hit Rickard Rakell
Wyatt Kaiser hit Kevin Hayes
Giveaway by Connor Bedard
Connor Bedard Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Ilya Mikheyev Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Foligno (19), Joseph Veleno (8)
Nick Foligno faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Frank Nazar Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Bryan Rust Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
Rutger McGroarty Wrist Shot Wide Right
Icing
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Frank Nazar
Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Evgeni Malkin Deflected saved by Spencer Knight
Ryan Shea hit Oliver Moore
Off-side
Joona Koppanen hit Connor Murphy
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Icing
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Connor Bedard
Giveaway by Rutger McGroarty
Sidney Crosby Deflected saved by Spencer Knight
Bryan Rust hit Sam Rinzel
Takeaway by Ryan Shea
Icing
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Frank Nazar
Kris Letang shot blocked by Blake Lizotte
Ryan Graves hit Joseph Veleno
Connor Dewar hit Sam Rinzel
Giveaway by Rutger McGroarty
Ryan Donato shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Ilya Mikheyev shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk
Takeaway by Kris Letang
Ville Koivunen Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Takeaway by Ville Koivunen
Oliver Moore shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Puck in Netting
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ryan Donato
Icing
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor Bedard
Goalie Stopped
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
Noel Acciari hit Wyatt Kaiser
Noel Acciari hit Wyatt Kaiser
Evgeni Malkin Deflected saved by Spencer Knight
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
Connor Dewar hit Kevin Korchinski
Takeaway by Kevin Hayes
Giveaway by Kevin Hayes
Giveaway by Connor Dewar
Ryan Graves hit Oliver Moore
Nick Foligno shot blocked by Ryan Graves
Connor Dewar hit Alex Vlasic
Kevin Hayes Slap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Moore
Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Bryan Rust Slap Shot Wide Right
Danton Heinen Tip-In Wide Left
Blake Lizotte Wrist Shot Wide Left
Icing
Sidney Crosby Backhand Wide Right
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
Giveaway by Bryan Rust
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Oliver Moore
Noel Acciari hit Oliver Moore
Giveaway by Ryan Graves
Goalie Stopped
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Sam Rinzel shot blocked by Connor Dewar
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ryan Donato
Hand Pass
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Left
Blake Lizotte Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Danton Heinen
Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ryan Donato
Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Sidney Crosby Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
Matt Grzelcyk Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Frank Nazar
Bryan Rust hit Frank Nazar
Icing
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor Bedard
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
High Stick
Rutger McGroarty hit Wyatt Kaiser
Rutger McGroarty Snap Shot Wide Left
Ilya Mikheyev shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Puck in Netting
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Philipp Kurashev
Noel Acciari Tip-In Wide Left
Blake Lizotte shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Matt Grzelcyk Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Matt Grzelcyk Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Conor Timmins Slap Shot Hit Right Post
Rutger McGroarty Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Ryan Graves hit Connor Bedard
Joona Koppanen hit Alex Vlasic
TV Timeout
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Wide Right
Rickard Rakell Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Rutger McGroarty Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Teuvo Teravainen
Evgeni Malkin Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Frank Nazar
On-Ice Official
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Matt Grzelcyk Slashing against Frank Nazar
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Teuvo Teravainen
Off-side
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor Bedard
Giveaway by Bryan Rust
Puck in Benches
Artyom Levshunov shot blocked by Blake Lizotte
Goalie Stopped
Ville Koivunen Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Frank Nazar
Off-side
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor Bedard
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Conor Timmins
Joona Koppanen hit Artyom Levshunov
Kris Letang hit Kevin Korchinski
Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
Matt Grzelcyk Wrist Shot Wide Left
Evgeni Malkin Tip-In Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Foligno
Kevin Hayes hit Connor Murphy
Connor Dewar hit Connor Murphy
Ryan Shea hit Joseph Veleno
Ryan Graves hit Lukas Reichel
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin
Erik Karlsson hit Ryan Donato
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
Joona Koppanen hit Artyom Levshunov
Connor Dewar hit Wyatt Kaiser
Joona Koppanen hit Lukas Reichel
Joona Koppanen Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Puck in Benches
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor Bedard
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Icing
Rickard Rakell hit Alex Vlasic
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
TV Timeout
Rickard Rakell Goal (34) Snap Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (31), Ville Koivunen (2)
Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Ville Koivunen
Giveaway by Bryan Rust
Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Connor Dewar
Joona Koppanen hit Nick Foligno
Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Wide Left
Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped

PENGUINS

BLACKHAWKS

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 1-0

Penguins
1
Blackhawks
3

Game 1

6/4

Blackhawks
0
Penguins
5

Game 2

9/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	36	15	6	78
Pittsburgh	29	15	12	70
NY Islanders	32	21	5	69
Columbus	29	20	7	65
Washington	29	23	7	65
Philadelphia	25	20	11	61
New Jersey	28	27	2	58
NY Rangers	22	29	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	37	9	9	83
Minnesota	34	14	10	78
Dallas	34	14	9	77
Utah	30	23	4	64
Nashville	26	24	7	59
Chicago	22	26	9	53
Winnipeg	22	26	8	52
St. Louis	20	28	9	49

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Chicago Blackhawks

Stars of the Game

Ilya MikheyevRW - CHI

Spencer KnightG - CHI

Frank NazarC - CHI

Game Information

Mikheyev, Nazar and Knight lead the Blackhawks to a 3-1 win over the Penguins

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 1-0

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2025-26 Central Division Standings

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