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Blackhawks Daily: Preseason Opening Loss, Teravainen, Kaprizov

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Teuvo Teravainen takes questions from the media following the Blackhawks 4-2 loss at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings on Sept. 25.

The Chicago Blackhawks kicked off the preseason with a loss to the Detroit Red Wings last night. Entering the third period tied at 2, Chicago gave up two third period goals with one on the power play to end the night.

The Blackhawks announced last night’s attendance at 10,354, the 300 level was closed tonight so the lower bowl looked pretty filled throughout the night.

Before puck drop, the Blackhawks released a pretty cool promo video worth highlighting:

Blackhawks fall 4-2 to Red Wings:

The Blackhawks first game of the preseason wasn’t great, as Bedard himself said there was sloppy plays on both ends of the ice. Chicago won’t have to wait long to get back on the ice with another matchup with Detroit on Friday on the road.

Teravainen scores in preseason debut:

Teuvo Teravainen scored the Hawks second goal of the night midway through the first period. Teravainen and Bedard had some good moments playing together, as the preseason progresses that line will be one to watch.

Teravainen enjoyed playing with Bedard to start the preseason.

“It’s been fun,” Teravainen said. “I don’t think we had a pretty good game today, but small little things.. Whenever we get the puck in the o-zone there are some quick little passes and get a chance right away. That was probably one of the only good things we did in that game, but lot of learners. We are ready to learn.”

Chicago went 0-4 on the power play, with each subsequent time on the man-advantage generating less and less. Teravainen did have a good scoring chance during the Hawks first power play of the night.

“We had a couple of good shots there,” Teravainen said. “At the end I just feel like the puck started bouncing and maybe we were a little bit too slow.”

Over the past 48 hours, the rumor mill started to rumble about news of Kirill Kaprizov and the Chicago Blackhawks. The Athletic’s Mark Lazerus clarified the situation yesterday morning in a tweet:

Continuing:

To clarify any rumors out there, the Blackhawks have their eye on Kaprizov when his contract expires in two years, not the other way around.

Blackhawks Stories You May Have Missed

  • The Blackhawks lost the special teams battle last night against the Detroit Red Wings. While Chicago played alright at 5 on 5, going 0 for 4 on the power play cost the Hawks to start the preseason.
  • Last night was just the first taste of hockey for Chicago in four of five months. While the game might have been described as sloppy, the Hawks still had some positive takeaways from the night.
  • One veteran stood out in the Blackhawks loss to the Red Wings. Craig Smith, who made his Chicago debut, registered a goal and was all over the ice last night.

From Around The Hockey Now Network

Detroit Hockey Now: The Detroit Red Wings had plenty of young players make their preseason debut in the team’s win over Chicago. Take a look at what our friends at Detroit Hockey Now are saying after the game for Detroit.

Montreal Hockey Now: The Montreal Canadiens forward depth chart has plenty of talent entering the 2024-25 NHL Season, but a trade could help the team. 

San Jose Hockey Now: Much like Connor Bedard last season, all eyes are on Macklin Celebrini to kick off the 2024-25 NHL Season. During the preseason opener for San Jose a few nights ago, Golden Knights’ Kaeden Korczak leveled a big hit on Celebrini, which caused Givani Smith to answer.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins made a couple of roster cuts yesterday, sending two players to their respective junior teams. Chicago could be making some roster cuts in the next few days following the next two games of the preseason.

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