The Chicago Blackhawks complete the Southern California sweep with win against the Ducks.
– The Ducks’ low-wattage offense and power play were on prominent display as they let the very-much rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks complete a Southern Californian sweep, with Chicago dispatching the Ducks, 4-2, at Honda Center a night after it rallied to beat the Kings, 4-3.
Brock McGinn and Mason McTavish scored largely academic goals for the Ducks. Lukáš Dostál came up with 24 saves. McTavish’s tally was his first of the season.
Isaak Phillips, Teuvo Teräväinen, Seth Jones and Ryan Donato all scored goals for Chicago. Connor Bedard conducted the Blackhawks’ orchestra with three assists, and former Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall added two more. Arvid Söderblom stopped 37 of 39 shots, carrying forward the solid goaltending of Petr Mrázek just a day earlier.
Chicago drove the dagger into the Ducks when Bedard sauced a pass into the slot for a Philipp Kurashev one-timer that generated a rebound pursued by a drove of players before Donato pushed it home with 2:17 to play.
