Chicago Blackhawks lay it all on the line in honor of Nick Foligno's absence with a slam dunk win in St. Louis
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The Chicago Blackhawks took the win against their opposing team, the St. Louis Blues, after laying it all on the line in honor of their leader Nick Foligno's absence.
Moments prior to the Chicago Blackhawks taking to the ice on Wednesday, October 15, the organization's captain, Nick Foligno, announced a leave of absence due to an unfortunate family reason.
«Statement from Nick Foligno and the Chicago Blackhawks.»
While the Blackhawks organization and fan base had Foligno in their thoughts, this Original Six franchise did what any team should do.
Laid it all on the line in honor of their leader's absence, and took home the win.
Chicago Blackhawks shock the hockey world by demolishing the St. Louis Blues
In one of the most promising performances since general manager Kyle Davidson took over, the Chicago Blackhawks absolutely dominated their rival, the St. Louis Blues, in an 8-3 victory at the Enterprise Center on Wednesday night.
For the Chicago Blackhawks, this was their first eight-goal output since the 2021/22 NHL season, when both Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane were still members of the club.
Additionally, it was also the largest margin of victory on the road since 2019.
While the team played incredibly, some players stood out more than anticipated, which undoubtedly brought this organization to victory.
Lucas Reichel played a huge role in Chicago's victory
Lucas Reichel slotted into the lineup to replace Nick Foligno, where he would go to undergo his first career multi-goal game.
Tonight's pond hockey:
-Lukas Reichel (2G, 1A): first career multi-goal game
-Ilya Mikheyev (1G, 1A)
-Ryan Green (1G): first NHL goal
-Frank Nazar (1G)
-Jason Dickinson (1G)
-Ryan Donato (1G)
-Teuvo Teravainen (1G)
-Alex Vlasic (3A): first three-assist game
-Connor Bedard (3A)
-Louis Crevier (1A)
-Matt Grzelcyk (1A)
-Tyler Bertuzzi (1A)
-Wyatt Kaiser (1A)
-Sam Rinzel (1A)
-Lukas Reichel (2G, 1A): first career multi-goal game
-Ilya Mikheyev (1G, 1A)
-Ryan Green (1G): first NHL goal
-Frank Nazar (1G)
-Jason Dickinson (1G)
-Ryan Donato (1G)
-Teuvo Teravainen (1G)
-Alex Vlasic (3A): first three-assist game
-Connor Bedard (3A)
-Louis Crevier (1A)
-Matt Grzelcyk (1A)
-Tyler Bertuzzi (1A)
-Wyatt Kaiser (1A)
-Sam Rinzel (1A)
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