By Townhall Chicago News Staff
The Chicago Blackhawks fell 9-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night at Lenovo Center, closing out a three-game road trip with a lopsided loss.
Despite the defeat, rookie forward Roman Kantserov and center Connor Bedard each recorded multi-point performances, according to the team’s official game recap.
Kantserov opened Chicago’s scoring at 5:56 of the third period, converting a feed from Bedard for his ninth goal of the season. The tally extended Kantserov’s point streak to eight consecutive games, making him just the fifth rookie in franchise history to record a point streak of at least that length.
Kantserov has now scored in four consecutive games, marking the longest goal streak by a Blackhawks rookie since Dominik Kubalik found the net in five straight during the 2019-20 season. He is just the fifth Blackhawks rookie in the last 40 years to record a goal streak of four games or longer, according to the team.
Bedard added a goal and an assist for his fourth multi-point game of the season. He leads the team with 14 points through the early portion of the campaign, tallying five goals and nine assists.
With his goal, Bedard became the sixth player in Blackhawks history to reach 80 career goals before the age of 22, adding another milestone to a growing list of achievements.
Defenseman Alex Vlasic contributed both of Chicago’s secondary assists, collecting helpers on Kantserov’s and Bedard’s goals. The two-assist performance marked Vlasic’s second multi-point game of the season and gave him four assists through 18 games.
Both of Chicago’s goals came in the third period after Carolina had built a commanding lead. The Hurricanes scored nine goals in the contest for a dominant home performance.
The loss capped a difficult three-game road swing for the Blackhawks, who also fell to the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning earlier in the trip. Head coach Jeff Blashill, Bedard and defenseman Wyatt Kaiser were listed as available for post-game media sessions, according to the team’s recap.
The Blackhawks are next scheduled for NHL Global Series competition. Details on upcoming games will be available through the team’s official channels.
