If you tuned into tonight’s game looking for some offensive firepower early, I’m sorry. The two teams combined to put three shots on net in the first 10+ minutes of action. Of course the game game back from a commercial break and the Blackhawks scored on the fourth shot of the game. The Blackhawks’ speed was a problem for the Leafs all over the ice and they controlled most of the first period.
Craig Berube wasn’t a happy camper behind the Leafs’ bench tonight. Toronto pushed back and had a few chances early in the second period, but the Blackhawks speed continued to expose the lack thereof on the Leafs’ roster as the period progressed. Neither side scored in the middle stanza.
In the middle of the third period, you could hear the booing of the Leafs from their home fans. So of course they scored off a faceoff to cut the Blackhawks’ lead in half. When the Leafs got a power play inside the final four minutes of regulation, Auston Matthews scored on his first credited shot on goal in the game. Dakota Joshua then scored eight seconds later to give the Leafs a 3-2 lead. The Hawks passed the puck about five times more than they should have inside the final 20 seconds of regulation and failed to get a real shot on net.
This is a tough loss.
Star 1: Jason Dickinson
Dickinson’s line got to see a lot of Auston Matthews early on Tuesday night — and they were good. In the first period, Dickinson was credited with a team-high two hits and scored the Blackhawks’ second goal (twice). After his first “goal” was taken off the board after a review, he scored a short-handed goal they couldn’t take away. Dickinson took 22 of 49 total faceoffs in the game for the Blackhawks.
#Blackhawks take a 2-1 lead Jason Dickinson SHG Ilya Mikheyev, Louis Crevier pic.twitter.com/HI8F9axKCP
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) December 17, 2025Star 2: Wyatt Kaiser
Another good night for Kaiser, who was skating primarily with Matt Grzelcyk. They’re both left-handed, so with Artyom Levshunov scratched Grzelcyk played a lot on his off-side. Kaiser’s patience on the first goal of the night was impressive. He was physical on both ends of the ice and was smart with the puck.
GOAL: Dominic Toninato tips in Wyatt Kaiser's shot to get the Blackhawks on the board! pic.twitter.com/2x63JxFzGu
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 17, 2025Star 3: Frank Nazar
Nazar had a really good night defensively. He created a second scoring chance on the penalty kill in the first period and then broke up a potential scoring chance for Toronto in the middle of the second period. Nazar led the Blackhawks in shot attempts, scoring chances and high danger chances. He continues to weaponize his speed and his effort is making a difference, even if the goals haven’t come yet.
Key Takeaways
Spencer Knight had a good night until the wheels fell off in the third period. It’s a shame the Blackhawks wasted is effort tonight. At 11:27 into the first, it appeared Dickinson scored a second goal for the Blackhawks. After a challenge by Toronto (the team), Toronto (the league office) ruled there was goaltender interference and the goal was taken off the board. Ethan Del Mastro had a really good first period. He skated 5:28 at 5-on-5 in the first, during which the Blackhawks had a 6-2 shot attempt advantage. Del Mastro had a team-high three shots attempts in the first and one scoring chance. Yes, he got stripped by Scott Laughton that led to a Leafs power play. But overall, his first period was solid. Overall I thought Del Mastro showed well in his return to the NHL. Louis Crevier led all Blackhawks skaters in the first period, skating 8:07. He started the rush that ended in Dickinson’s short-handed goal. He added one blocked shot and a shot on net of his own to that assist in the opening 20 minutes. He was having a good night until Joshua just out-worked him to score the go-ahead goal. The Blackhawks’ young line of Nick Lardis, Ryan Greene and Oliver Moore was a problem for Toronto. Lardis made this sweet pass to set up a potential scoring chance for Moore early in the second period. Greene finished the night tied for the team lead with three hits and won 5 of 8 faceoffs.Nick Lardis with a perfect feather pass to let Moore skate into a quality shot pic.twitter.com/8SqdUINfCB
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