Spencer Knight made 43 saves and Bertuzzi buried three third-period goals Wednesday as the Hawks beat the Canucks 5-2.
Columbia — Three weeks ago, the Blackhawks lost to the Canucks for the 11th consecutive time after Jeff Blashill unsuccessfully challenged a waved-off go-ahead goal by Tyler Bertuzzi.
Blashill still disagrees with and is annoyed by that ruling. But in their rematch Wednesday, the Hawks moved past it in every possible way.
Tyler Bertuzzi buried not one but three third-period goals, Blashill issued his first successful challenge as Hawks coach — overturning a Canucks goal due to goalie interference — and the Hawks broke the Canucks’ hex with a 5-2 win.
“The guys battled well,” said Spencer Knight, who made a season-high 43 saves. “They did a good job, when things got a little chaotic, staying calm.”
Knight was a perfect 35-for-35 after two periods, propping up the Hawks through an awful second period, during which they resembled last year’s helpless squad.
