NY Rangers 7, Chicago 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Sunday, December 18, 2022
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees:
Steve Kozari, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen:
Ryan Galloway, Brad Kovachik
Attendance:
17365
By Field Level Media
Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists and Igor Shesterkin made 29 saves, boosting the visiting New York Rangers to a 7-1 rout of the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night for their season-high seventh straight win.
Filip Chytil, Kaapo Kakko and Vincent Trocheck each had a goal and an assist as seven Rangers notched multiple points. Adam Fox had three assists, while Mika Zibanejad and Alexis Lafreniere contributed two apiece.
New York has outscored opponents 33-14 during its surge, which started on the heels of a 5-2 home loss to the Blackhawks on Dec. 3.
Chicago has lost seven straight since that triumph at Madison Square Garden, scoring one goal or fewer six times during that span. The Blackhawks are 1-14-1 over their past 16 games and 3-17-4 over the past 24.
Chytil opened the scoring at 13:04 of the first period, marking the 25th time in 30 games this season the Blackhawks have allowed the first goal. Fox forced a turnover as Chicago attempted to clear the zone and passed to Lafreniere, who found Chytil in the slot.
Blackhawks goaltender Arvid Soderblom allowed two more goals over the next 5:59 as the Rangers took control in the second game of their three-game road trip.
Chicago trimmed the deficit to 3-1 on Philipp Kurashev's unassisted goal at 1:33 of the second. A centering attempt for Jonathan Toews glanced off a Ranger's skate and past Shesterkin.
New York responded with goals from Jacob Trouba and Trocheck to close the period.
Vitali Kravtsov scored on a breakaway and Jonny Brodzinski added a goal on a net-front tip-in in the third period.
Soderblom made 19 saves on 26 shots.
Chicago defensemen Seth Jones and Jack Johnson each had four shots on goal.
Blackhawks defenseman Jarred Tinordi left the game in the second period after taking a slap shot to the face. Chytil suffered an upper-body injury in the second period and did not return.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| NY Rangers |
|
Chicago |
|
Artemi Panarin 3 |
Points |
Philipp Kurashev 1 |
|
Artemi Panarin 1 |
Goals |
Philipp Kurashev 1 |
|
Adam Fox 3 |
Assists |
Philipp Kurashev 0 |
|
Vincent Trocheck 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Igor Shesterkin .967 |
Save Percentage |
Arvid Soderblom .731 |
|
Igor Shesterkin 29 |
Saves |
Arvid Soderblom 19 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Rangers
|
26 |
7 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2 |
18 |
| Chicago
|
30 |
1 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
2 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .174 after a loss.
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NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Rangers have a W/L % of .588 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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