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Blackhawks' Alex Vlasic: Deals two helpers in loss
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Rinzel notched two assists, two hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 9-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
Vlasic has a pair of two-assist games this season, but he's been held scoreless in his 16 other outings. The 25-year-old defenseman has started to see a little residual power-play time, but he's not expected to be a major factor in that situation. For the year, he's at four helpers, 19 shots on net, 30 blocked shots, 10 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 18 appearances.
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Blackhawks' Roman Kantserov: Extends point streak to eight games
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Kantserov scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 9-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
Kantserov has scored in four straight games, and he's earned six goals and two assists during an eight-game point streak. The 22-year-old is meshing excellently with Connor Bedard on the top line, forming what could be an intimidating scoring duo for years to come. Kantserov had a slow start but is up to nine goals, two assists, 31 shots on net, 15 hits and a minus-11 rating across 18 appearances this season.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: In on both goals in loss
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Bedard scored a goal, dished an assist, added two hits and blocked two shots in Saturday's 9-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
Bedard saw a seven-game point streak snapped by the Lightning on Thursday. He bounced back Saturday, but the rest of his teammates made little impact in one of the most lopsided contests of the season. Bedard has been excellent as usual so far with five goals, nine helpers, 36 shots on net, 11 hits, 10 PIM and a minus-5 rating over 12 outings in a top-line role.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Shaky in relief appearance
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Soderblom gave up three goals on 16 shots in relief of Spencer Knight in Saturday's 9-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
Soderblom was still leaky even when the Hurricanes eased up late in the game. The 27-year-old won't be on the hook for this loss, keeping him at 0-3-1 on the year. He's added a horrendous 4.67 GAA and .842 save percentage across five outings in the backup role. Soderblom's status as the backup on a weak team makes him a non-factor in the vast majority of fantasy formats, though none of his appearances have come in particularly easy matchups yet. The Blackhawks are set to host the Sabres on Thursday.
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Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Chased from Saturday's loss
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Knight gave up six goals on 17 shots in Saturday's 9-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
Knight lasted about half of the game before head coach Jeff Blashill decided he'd had enough. Arvid Soderblom was marginally better, allowing three goals on 16 shots even as the Hurricanes let off the gas late in the game. Knight has lost four straight games, giving up 17 goals on 103 shots in that span. For the season, he has a 4-10-0 record with a 3.66 GAA and an .881 save percentage over 14 starts. Knight faces enough shots to be worth the risk for fantasy managers chasing saves, but he's little more than a No. 3 goalie in most formats due to his poor ratios and low chance to win. The Blackhawks have some time to reset before hosting the Sabres on Thursday.
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Blackhawks' Marek Vanacker: Two goals in AHL win
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Vanacker scored twice in AHL Rockford's 6-4 win over Grand Rapids on Saturday.
Vanacker had a slow start to his rookie year in Rockford. He went scoreless over the first 11 games before tallying twice Saturday. Given his performance so far, Vanacker is unlikely to earn a call-up to Chicago any time soon.
Blackhawks' Ryan Roobroeck: Two of each in Guelph win
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Roobroeck scored twice and added two assists in OHL Guelph's 10-6 win over North Bay on Saturday.
Roobroeck has racked up nine goals and seven assists during an eight-game point streak. He's up to a total of 16 tallies and 12 assists through 16 contests this season. The Blackhawks prospect is rolling with one of the OHL's top teams, and he's already nearly halfway to matching his 58-point output from 49 regular-season games last year.
Knight will protect the road goal versus the Hurricanes on Saturday, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports.
Knight is set for a challenging matchup in this game. He has lost his last three games, giving up 11 goals on 86 shots in that span. The 25-year-old netminder continues to command most of the playing time in the crease, but his fantasy utility is limited since the Blackhawks have struggled to get wins.
Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Still winless this season
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Soderblom made 31 saves in a 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Soderblom continues to wait on his first win this season. He's 0-3-1 with 18 goals allowed in four starts, and his 4.49 GAA and .846 are tough to swallow. Soberblom remains behind Spencer Knight, but both men suffer from a lack of support up front. He needs to remain stapled on your bench.
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Blackhawks' Roman Kantserov: Streak at seven games, seven points
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Kantserov scored a goal Thursday in a 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay.
Kantserov extended his point streak to seven games (five goals, two assists). It's the sixth-longest point streak by a rookie in team history and the longest since Jonathan Toews (10 games) in 2007-08. Kantserov leads the Blackhawks with eight goals, and he sits second on the Chicago in points (10; 17 games).
Soderblom will protect the road goal versus the Lightning on Thursday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Soderblom is still looking for his first win of the season. He's allowed 14 goals on 82 shots over three appearances so far, and he'll be working the second half of a back-to-back against a tough opponent Thursday.
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Blackhawks' Roman Kantserov: Point streak up to six games
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Kantserov scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Panthers.
Kantserov has four goals and two assists during his six-game point streak. The 22-year-old forward is up to nine points across 16 contests, ranking sixth in points among NHL rookies through Wednesday's action. He's added 27 shots on net, 15 hits and a minus-8 rating while routinely playing in Chicago's top six.
Blackhawks' Ethan Del Mastro: First career two-point effort
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Del Mastro recorded two assists, one shorthanded, in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Panthers.
The 23-year-old blueliner produced his first career multi-point night, having a hand in tallies by Roman Kantserov and Frank Nazar as Chicago tried to climb out of an early 3-0 hole. Del Mastro is getting some extra run with Bowen Byram (upper body) sidelined, suiting up for six of the last nine games and averaging 12:34 in ice time on the bottom pairing while delivering 14 hits and putting seven shots on net. Wednesday's points were his first of the season.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Two helpers in south Florida
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Bedard picked up two assists while adding four shots on net, two hits, two PIM and a plus-1 rating in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Panthers.
The star center tried to spark a rally from a 3-0 deficit, helping to set up tallies by Roman Kantserov in the second period and Frank Nazar in the third. Bedard extended his point streak to seven games with the performance, a stretch in which he's racked up three goals and nine points while doing most of his damage at even strength -- just two of those points, both assists, have come on the power play.
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Blackhawks' Frank Nazar: Tickles twine twice in Wednesday's loss
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Nazar scored two goals, one shorthanded, in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Panthers.
Both tallies came in the third period as Chicago tried to rally from an early deficit, to no avail. Nazar snapped a seven-game goal drought with the performance, and on the season the 22-year-old center has seven points (five goals, two assists) in 14 contests with 25 shots on net, nine PIM and a rough minus-11 rating.
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Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Bitten by Panthers
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Knight turned aside 25 of 29 shots in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Panthers, with Florida's final goal getting scored into an empty net.
Chicago was staring at a 3-0 deficit before finally getting on the board late in the second period, and Knight and his Swiss cheese defense shared responsibility for the poor start to the game. The 25-year-old netminder has lost three straight starts and six of his last seven, going 1-6-0 over that rough stretch despite a semi-respectable 3.19 GAA and .893 save percentage.
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