The Blackhawks trailed 1-0 after less than 80 seconds into the game, but got two goals from defensemen in the second period. Taige Harding scored Chicago’s first goal and Ryan Mast scored the second to take a one-goal lead to the room after 40 minutes.
It looked like a rebound may have bounced off Artyom Levhunov in front of the net for the Blues’ second goal in the middle of the third period to tie the game. The game required more than 60 minutes to be decided. But it only took 24 seconds in overtime for Oliver Moore to find the back of the net and send the Blues home for the rest of the weekend.
Oliver Moore with the overtime winner! pic.twitter.com/OuJX3wx2GA
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) September 14, 2025Blackhawks Beat Blues 3-2 in Overtime
Here are my notes from watching the game tonight.
The first period of the scrimmage last night was sloppy early from the Blackhawks and little cleaner for the Blues, leading to a quick goal from St. Louis. That should have been expected, though; this was the Blues’ second game of the showcase and the first for the Hawks, who skated in Chicago and then flew to Minnesota for the game. With the Blackhawks being a little sloppy in the first period and giving up a few chances in the second as they started to push for more offense, new goaltender Stanislav Berezhnoy was terrific. He played the puck better than I expected and took up a lot of space in the crease. For a first look in a Blackhawks’ sweater, this was a very strong impression from the Russian netminder. If you wanted/expected Sam Rinzel to stand out as the best player on the ice for Chicago, you were not disappointed. He had the puck on a string, skated confidently and navigated his way through traffic with ease and created opportunities for his teammates and himself. Here’s his ridiculous pass to set up Harding’s goal in the second period:Sam Rinzel with a no-look pass to Taige Harding who buries the Blackhawks first goal of the showcase pic.twitter.com/Jg5NmUuNVp
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) September 14, 2025 Chicago’s speed was evident throughout the first period, but it looked like some bad ice may have cost them a couple shot opportunities on breakaways. The puck was bouncing a lot. I know there are some fans out there who didn’t feel like we saw the “extra gear” from Moore that we heard so much about during his collegiate career once he made the move up to the NHL. If you watched the game tonight, it was apparent early and often. Elite speed and he made it count on the OT GWG. The Blackhawks’ first penalty kill unit on the ice last night was Rinzel and Harding on the blue line with Moore and Marek Vanacker up front. Vanacker had a nice game in every regard. He was physical at times, exchanged shoves a couple times as well and played all 200 feet effectively. Levshunov was quarterbacking the second power play. He didn’t get as many minutes as Rinzel, but he was noticeable on the ice as well. He cleaned up a few post-whistle messes around the net and skated well with and without the puck.Levshunov is moving well pic.twitter.com/nnxDgQeTkb
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) September 14, 2025 Nathan Behm had a really good first period and had a couple good shot chances on the first power play early in the second. He was physical with and without the puck and created scoring chances. He and AJ Spellacy both stood out a lot in a third line role. The Blackhawks got a power play with three seconds left in the opening period. The first unit that jumped over the boards there: Rinzel, Moore, Nick Lardis, Ryan Greene and Jack Pridham. Most of the focus for Pridham was on his offensive production in Kitchener last year, but I was really impressed with his work defensively in this game. Lardis was noticeable on almost every shift tonight. I thought his line with Vanacker and Moore was the best for the Blackhawks the entire night.Nick Lardis was part of two of the Blackhawks' better offensive chances in the first period. He created some room for Oliver Moore with a leading pass and then was set up by Marek Vanacker on a 2-on-1 . pic.twitter.com/f6ijPYLZy7
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