The Blackhawks might have been able to get away with some little miscues here and there against their last few opponents, but a good, veteran team like LA isn’t going to let them off the hook. They didn’t tonight. And it cost the Blackhawks a game with a few bad shifts early in the second period.
This game started pretty well, though. There were really very few things to complain about after 20 minutes. The Blackhawks out-shot the Kings 11-6, had a 17-10 shot attempt advantage at 5-on-5, won 10 of 18 total faceoffs (including 3-for-3 from Connor Bedard) and had the game’s only goal. If we want to nitpick, the power play wasn’t great. But the Blackhawks did a nice job of controlling things in the first.
The second period was a trainwreck from start to finish. Wyatt Kaiser got clipped for slashing Alex Laferriere 30 seconds into the period (the Blackhawks killed that penalty). Kaiser and Sam Rinzel got themselves into some trouble three minutes later when Rinzel got his pocket picked, resulting in Laferriere tying the game. Unfortunately, Kaiser got caught on the wrong end of a Kevin Fiala breakaway less than 90 seconds later and the Kings quickly took a 2-1 lead.
The Blackhawks started the third period on a penalty kill, but Ilya Mikheyev killed it by himself; he got a penalty called on Adrian Kempe 20 seconds into the third. He didn’t return and the Blackhawks’ offense failed to ever find its groove from the first period again. An empty net goal from Joel Armia with 68 seconds remaining closed the books on a very lackluster loss.
Star 1: Connor Bedard
Bedard scored the game’s first goal, won all three of his faceoff attempts and was credited with a team-leading three shots on goal in the first period.
GOAL: Connor Bedard tips in his 3rd of the season to open the scoring for the Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/aL9zGZ4jJL
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) October 26, 2025Star 2: Ilya Mikheyev
Mikheyev’s speed was evident on almost every shift, but especially on the penalty kill. We’ve talked about him being arguably the best penalty killing wing in the league early this season, and he showed that off tonight. He was credited with two hits and two takeaways in the first two periods. That speed on the penalty kill got a penalty called on Kempe when the Blackhawks needed to start the third period with some momentum. Unfortunately, he appeared to be favoring his arm/shoulder after crashing into the boards and went straight to the room.
Ilya Mikheyev has not taken a shift since sliding into the boards hard here: pic.twitter.com/W4xX1L5UKC
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) October 27, 2025Star 3: Teuvo Teräväinen
Teräväinen had another quietly really good game tonight. He was on the ice a lot (second-highest ice time among Blackhawks forwards behind Bedard), actually shot the puck (had two on net) and was solid defensively as well. Teräväinen’s expected Goals For percentage (xGF%) was around 70 percent all night — also the highest on the Blackhawks roster.
Key Takeaways
On the shift before Bedard scored the game’s first goal, Colton Dach had a very good shift. He was physical in the corners and behind the net and had three potential scoring chances that just didn’t finish. Dach was on the ice for a team-best 8-0 Corsi For advantage for the Blackhawks in 3:24 at 5-on-5 in the first period. The Blackhawks’ record (read: their goaltending) has allowed some troubling early trends to be overlooked. One of those is the Hawks getting away from their structure in the second period after a really good first, and then scrambling themselves into bad penalties that crush any attempt to get back into a flow offensively. Tonight wasn’t the first time we’ve seen that — it probably won’t be the last, either. Kaiser has had better nights. The second period was tough for him, but he was far from alone in that regard on the Chicago bench. I know there are people in the comments here that are sick of me saying it, but mistakes are learning experiences. Rinzel had a big one early in the second period when he got his pocket picked trying to make a play just inside the blue line. There are going to be moments when his offensive instincts make us say “wow.” Tonight, that moment made many of us say… something else. The Blackhawks power play hasn’t been good yet this season. It’s clicked in moments, but the overall experience has been underwhelming. It might be time to reconsider the personnel in a few spots. Jason Dickinson had a terrific night at the dot against one of the better faceoff teams in the league. Arvid Söderblom had a solid night in net. He kept this a one-goal game a few times in the second and early in the third period. In the first period, Nick Foligno hit Warren Foegele in the corner and it appeared to injure Foegele’s right arm. The hit didn’t look bad or malicious, but Foegele stayed down in pain for a moment and then went straight to the room favoring his arm. Here’s that play:Warren Foegele is hurt after taking an awkward hit from Nick Foligno pic.twitter.com/4j1j2XZEKo
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