The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at the United Center.
Luke Richardson's men played for the first time this season without their star Connor Bedard, who injured his jaw against the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. In the absence of the Canadian prodigy, striker Colin Blackwell took over.
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In fact, he had three points on the night (two goals and one assist). It was he who scored the winning goal just over five minutes before the end of the game. Phillip Kurashev and Nikita Zaitsev also gave the local favorites the red light.
When his team lost, Jonathan Huberdeau continued his recent good momentum. In fact, he collected two assists in the successes of Andrew Mangiapane and Nazem Kadri. Thanks to the two points he picked up on Sunday, the Quebecer now has five points in his last five games.
The Flames directed more shots toward Petr Mrazek's cage, but he was solid for his team, making 28 saves. His opponent Dan Vladar saved 16 pucks.
Calgary hosts the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. The Blackhawks receive a visit from the Edmonton Oilers on the same day.