nhl Game Recap
Chicago Ices Vegas 5-3 - Recap
Chicago earned a 5-3 victory over Vegas behind a 2-goal performance from Tyler Bertuzzi on Saturday at United Center.
Bettors who backed the Blackhawks were rewarded as +206 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Tyler Bertuzzi(2), Taylor Hall, Seth Jones, and Lukas Reichel each scored for the Blackhawks in the victory. Reichel opened the scoring for Chicago.
Petr Mrazek stopped 32 of 35 Vegas shots in the victory.
Tomas Hertl(2), and Victor Olofsson scored for the Golden Knights, finding the net behind Petr Mrazek.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 18 of 23 shots for the Golden Knights, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Chicago scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Vegas went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Chicago lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 35-23.
Next game, Chicago takes its act home to face Carolina looking for another win. For Vegas, they head home to face St. Louis.