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Recap: Blackhawks embarrassed by Vegas 4-0

Originally posted on The Rink | By Sean Fitzgerald | Last updated Mar 15, 2026 4:34 PM ET

The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday night’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights riding a two-game winning streak. Frank Nazar and Connor Bedard scored the winning goals in their last two games. The Hawks were riding high into the desert. Well, sometimes your luck runs out in Vegas. Chicago went “bust” in Sin City, losing to the Golden Knights 4-0.

First period

In the first period, Vegas jumped on the Blackhawks early. Pavel Dorofeyev scored a power-play goal to give the Knights an early lead.

Three minutes later, Rasmus Andersson scored his 12th goal of the year and his second with Vegas. Under 30 seconds later, Keegan Kolesar scored the Golden Knights’ third goal of the period.

Very late in the first, Bedard got into a shoving match with Kaedan Korczak.

Connor Bedard still isn’t taking any you-know-what from anyone. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/aAyR8YqEGl

— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) March 15, 2026

Second period

In the second period, Vegas tacked on another power-play goal from Dorofeyev. The Knights’ lead was 4-0 after two periods.

Third period

As the period began, it appeared that Artyom Levshunov had gotten the Blackhawks on the board. The scoring play was reviewed. Ultimately the goal was waived off because of a hand pass committed by the Blackhawks.

Midway through the period, Vegas continued to harass Bedard. Jeremy Lauzon delivered a big hit on Bedard, which drew the ire of teammates.

Bertuzzi and Del Mastro jump in after Bedard took a big hit: pic.twitter.com/dMnQafguQB

— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) March 15, 2026

Tyler Bertuzzi and Ethan Del Mastro rushed to Bedard’s aid. Del Mastro drew two penalties on the play including a game misconduct.

Bedard continued to stay fiesty despite the score. Bedard got into a verbal altercation with Mitch Marner in the period. Sadly, Bedard’s feistiness was not enough for the Hawks in this one.

Analysis

The Hawks were not ready for the start of this game. Did the young Hawks have too much fun in Vegas the night before? Either way, this was not an acceptable effort from the Blackhawks. The Hawks have to learn you need a consistent effort in the NHL to win game on a nightly basis.

Scoring goals is still an issue for the Hawks. While Nazar has gotten hot as of late, the team appears to be one goal scorer short on offense. The Hawks need to get more scoring from secondary players to finish out this year.

Reinforcements coming

With the end of Boston University season, it is expected that 2024 draft pick Sacha Boisvert will sign his entry-level contract soon. Once the contract is signed, the expectation is that he will join the Hawks for the duration of the NHL season.

The Hawks’ next game is on St. Patrick Day against the Minnesota Wild on TNT. The game starts at 6:30 p.m. CDT.