Anthony Beauvillier netted his first goal with the club as the Chicago Blackhawks won consecutive games for the first time this season in a 3-1 victory over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
In his fourth game since being acquired from the Vancouver Canucks, Beauvillier caught a piece of the opening goal for his first Blackhawks marker and point.
Jason Dickinson potted his ninth and Alex Vlasic also scored for Chicago. Nikita Zaitsev delivered two assists.
Chicago defeated the Blues at home for the first time since November 26, 2021, thanks to 38 saves from Petr Mrazek.
Chicago is 2-0-1 on its four-game homestand, which ends on Sunday against the Washington Capitals, and has won its first game within its division (1-6-1).
The visitors lost their third straight game and are now 2-5-0 in their last seven. Oskar Sundqvist of St. Louis scored a late short-handed goal, and goalie Jordan Binnington made 21 saves.
Of the four meetings between the division rivals, the second meeting took place in Chicago, and the Blackhawks were superior from the start.
Following two early penalties that resulted in a couple of four-on-four periods and quick power plays for both teams, center Cole Guttman whipped a blind cross-ice pass to a pursuing Zaitsev. At 4:43, Beauvillier was engaged in a face-off with Blues defenseman Scott Perunovich when Zaitsev’s shot struck his left shoulder and found the net.
After almost five minutes, Vlasic scored his first goal of the season and his second goal overall, making it 2-0. He did this by using a screen to nail a long shot close to the blue line.
At 14:52, Zaitsev found Dickinson coming in from the weak side and slid a pass that the third-line center tapped in to tie his season-high in goals. That was the only goal scored in the second period.
Sundqvist broke the shutout attempt in the last four minutes of play by scoring the team’s seventh short-handed goal at 16:31.
Reese Johnson took Ryan Donato’s place in the Blackhawks center rotation after he missed his first game of the season due to illness.
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