Quebecer Louis Domingue stopped 25 pucks in his first start of the season to help the New York Rangers defeat the Blackhawks 6-2 on Sunday in Chicago.
Posted at 6:03 p.m.
Domingue was recalled due to the upper body injury plaguing Igor Shesterkin. His only other game with the Rangers dates back to November 9, 2023, when he made 25 saves in a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild.
It was only a third victory in 11 games for the Rangers, currently excluded from the playoff picture.
In victory, Mika Zibanejad collected his 400e career assist in setting up Reilly Smith’s eighth goal of the season. Filip Chytil scored twice. Jonny Brodzinski, Will Borgen and Vincent Trocheck also threaded the needle.
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Reilly Smith (91) and Mika Zibanejad (93)
Ryan Lindgren, Adam Fox and Brett Berard had two assists each.
Connor Bedard set up Tyler Bertuzzi’s goal in the loss, extending his point streak to seven games.
Defenseman Wyatt Kaiser scored his first goal in the National Hockey League (NHL) to make it 5-2 with two minutes remaining in the game. He was competing for a 30e match this season and a 71e in career. The 22-year-old American has 12 assists since his debut.
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Wyatt Kaiser (44)
After a brilliant performance of 38 saves against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday, Arvid Soderblom this time gave up six times on 34 shots.
The Blackhawks have lost six of their last seven games and are in last place in the overall NHL standings.
