Tyler Bertuzzi scored two power-play goals and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the slumping Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 on Saturday night at the United Center to end a four-game losing streak.
Seth Jones had a goal and two assists, helping set up Bertuzzi’s team-leading 15th and 16th goals on deflections at the edge of the crease. Lukas Reichel and Taylor Hall also scored, and Petr Mrázek stopped 32 shots as the Hawks won for just the third time in 13 games (3-9-1).
Tomas Hertl had two goals and an assist, and Victor Olofsson also scored for the Golden Knights, who have lost a season-high three straight and five of six. Ilya Samsonov had 18 saves.
Olofsson scored his 100th career goal 9:29 in to give Vegas an early 1-0 lead.
Reichel, Bertuzzi and Hall connected in the final four minutes of the first period to put the Hawks ahead 3-1.
Hertl, who has four goals and five assists in his last five games, scored twice in the second to tie it.
Jones got the tiebreaking goal with 1:02 left in the second.
Takeaways
Golden Knights: Vegas fell to 0-3-0 on a trip to Nashville, Carolina and Chicago while being outscored 13-8.
Hawks: They sagged badly in the second period as Vegas had a 30-10 advantage on shots over the final two periods. However, the Hawks were able got the tiebreaking goal late in the second and added to the lead in the third.
Key moment
With the score tied 3-3, the Hawks were scrambling when Connor Bedard pulled the puck off the boards and passed across the ice to Jones, who pinched in from the right point and beat Samsonov.
Key stat
Hawks captain Nick Foligno played in his 1,200th game, becoming the 133rd NHL player to reach the milestone.
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