The first period of this game was a dump and chase drill. The teams combined to put ten shots on net (6-4 in favor of the Flyers). Philly’s second shot didn’t happen until 10:17 had come off the clock. Unfortunately, it went in. The Blackhawks had a 7-3 advantage in scoring chances in the first period at 5-on-5, but were chasing one after one.
The Blackhawks and Flyers really made it feel like both teams have three days off after this game in the second period… until the Flyers amazingly started to get chippy with the Hawks after whistles. The Blackhawks weren’t generating any offense at all and the Flyers, for some reason, thought giving them energy with physical extracurriculars was a good idea. Both teams scored once in the middle frame.
The Blackhawks battled, but couldn’t get a second goal. They had a late power play that had some action but couldn’t capitalize. As soon as the advantage ended, the Hawks pulled Spencer Knight … and a bad pass found a 2-on-empty cage for the Flyers and the lead was three with two minutes left.
Star 1: Denver Barkey
The Blackhawks were doing pretty much nothing late in the second period and were trying to kill a penalty when Barkey thought this dirty, cheap hit on Wyatt Kaiser was a good idea. All nine skaters on the ice got together to exchange holiday pleasantries, and the Blackhawks actually had some energy for the first time. Barkey might have just wanted to take a cheap shot on a vulnerable player, but he gave the Blackhawks the dose of caffeine they needed.
Big brawl after Barkey boards Kaiser pic.twitter.com/yut3Bz0VnU
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 24, 2025Star 2: Ryan Donato
The Blackhawks just needed someone to get a decent look and actually pull the trigger. You can probably hear the United Center begin groaning as Donato patiently waits for his angle to clear before ripping home the first goal of the night for the Blackhawks. At least he put it on the net! And hey, good things happen when you do that!
GOAL: Ryan Donato snipes his 9th of the season from the slot pic.twitter.com/ChLYfQb4hf
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 24, 2025Star 3: The Crowd
Blackhawks fans showed up and showed out tonight. It was the fourth-largest crowd of the season (20,256). Y’all were loud and brought energy.
Less than one minute into this #Blackhawks game and we’re hearing Green Bay Sucks pic.twitter.com/cyJVYfcgE3
— Tab Bamford (@The1Tab) December 24, 2025Key Takeaways
The first stoppage of the game game 6:14 into the first period. There was one shot on net and one faceoff in more than six minutes of hockey to start the game. Lots of hockey players with the next three days off for Christmas. The Blackhawks won only three faceoffs in the opening period. There were only ten draws in total, but the Flyers won the majority of them. The Blackhawks won… wait for it… 23 of 29 faceoffs in the second period. Yes, those are the legit numbers. Maybe they were just warming up in the first period? Ryan Greene won half of a team-high 12 thru two periods. Nick Lardis skated 3:39 in the first period, 74 seconds of which came on the Blackhawks’ one power play. At the end of the second period, Lardis was up to 7:18 of which 2:18 was on the power play. He did not have a shot on net by the end of two periods. When Matvei Michkov and Lardis took matching unsportsmanlike penalties for shoving each other before a faceoff at 3:40 into the third period I was… reminded that Michkov is on the Flyers. I hadn’t noticed him the entire night to that point. The line of Tyler Bertuzzi — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev had a 13-1 advantage in shot attempts, 3-0 in shots on goal, 9-0 in scoring chances, & 3-0 in high-danger chances at 5-on-5 through two periods. They had a 0.65 expected goals for to 0.0 against in 8:16 at even strength.Hence then, the article about blackhawks 1 flyers 3 three stars key takeaways was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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