Blackhawks 4-2 Sharks (Oct. 17, 2024) Game Recap

CHICAGO — Tyler Bertuzzi and Nick Foligno each scored a power-play goal and Chicago defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-2 in the Blackhawks' home opener on Thursday night.

Taylor Hall and Jason Dickinson also scored for Chicago. Connor Bedard and Teuvo Teravainen each had two assists.

Hall, who missed most of last season because of right knee surgery, gave the Blackhawks a 4:20 lead in the first period. It was Hall's first goal since Nov. 5 and No. 267 of his career.

Tyler Toffoli and Fabian Zetterlund scored goals for San Jose, which trailed 3-0 early in the second period. William Eklund and Mikael Granlund each had two assists.

Under Ryan Warsofsky, who was promoted to head coach in June, the Sharks fell to 0-2-2.

Petr Mrazek made 20 saves for Chicago and Vitek Vanecek made 23 saves for San Jose.

Takeaways

Sharks: They only managed four shots on goal in a listless first half. They started to play better in the second half, but were never able to put any serious pressure on Chicago.

Blackhawks: Teravainen is off to a great start after signing a three-year, $16.2 million contract with his first NHL team in free agency. He has three goals and four assists in five games.

Key moment

Dickinson's first goal of the season was pretty. He got a nice pass from Joey Anderson behind the net to take a 4-1 lead with 2:19 left in the third period.

Key statistics

Chicago has scored multiple power play goals in two of its first five games. Multiple power play goals were scored in five games throughout last season.

Next

The Sharks play again on Friday night when they visit the Winnipeg Jets. The Blackhawks host the Buffalo Sabers on Saturday evening.

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