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Blackhawks Trends: Good early returns on Donato, avoidable penalties must stop

A lot has happened since last Monday. The Chicago Blackhawks earned seven out of a possible eight points, going 3-0-1, with their only loss coming in a shootout. They had a blowout win of a hated rival on national television that showed the rest of the hockey world that this is a different team from years past. The 2025-26 Blackhawks are resilient bunch. Young, fast, confident and dangerous.

The Week That Was

Monday: 3-1 vs Utah Mammoth (Mikheyev x2, Burakovsky)
Wednesday: 8-2 @ St. Louis Blues (Mikheyev, Reichel x2, Nazar, Dickinson, Donato, Bertuzzi, Greene)
Friday: 2-3 (SO) vs Vancouver Canucks (Donato, Bertuzzi)
Sunday: 2-1 (OT) vs Anaheim Ducks (Nazar, Donato)

The Week Ahead

Thursday: @ Tampa Bay Lightning (5:45)
Sunday: vs Los Angeles Kings (6:00)

Trending Up: Ryan Donato, Spencer Knight, Faceoffs

  • A week ago, there were those that worried that Ryan Donato’s extension was already a bad idea.