Game 24 Recap: Blue Jackets beat Blackhawks

The Jackets started their Western Canada roadtrip with a detour in Chicago Sunday afternoon, and walked away with a 6-3 win. Neat!

First Period

JVR took an early tripping penalty, which the Blackhawks capitalized on. Ryan Donato collected a rebound in the slot, slid the puck to some kid named Connor Bedard, who reminded everyone why he was drafted 1st overall with a wicked wrister past Elvis.

BLACKHAWKS POWERPLAY GOAL – Connor Bedard from Ryan Donato and Alex Vlasic – 2:59 1st Period

The good news is that that was the last lead Chicago would have in the game. Just under 90 seconds later, Damon Severson pinched to keep the puck in, Sean Monahan collected it and crossed in front of Ivan Provorov…