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Recap: Blackhawks trounced 7-1 by Ducks

Originally posted on The Rink | By Sean Fitzgerald | Last updated Dec 8, 2025 9:56 AM ET

The Chicago Blackhawks were blown out for the second time on this four-game road trip on Sunday night, falling 7-1 to the Anaheim Ducks. After getting blown out by the Kings on Saturday night, the Hawks let Anaheim have a turn. Despite the final score, Arvid Soderblom kept the Hawks in the game for one period before the wheels fell of the wagon.

First period

Jacob Truba got the scoring started for Anaheim with an unassisted goal. Despite trailing 1-0 after the first, Soderblom stopped 16 of 17 shots on goal.

Second period

The Ducks unleashed 27 shots on goal in the second period. The Ducks got goals from Mason McTavish, Beckett Sennecke, Alex Killorn and Leo Carlsson to take a commanding lead of 5-1.

Third period

Carlsson potted another goal, this one on the power play, to give the Ducks a 6-0 lead. The lone offensive bright spot for the Hawks was Tyler Bertuzzi scoring his 15th goal of the season. Connor Bedard and Artyom Leshunov received assists on the Bertuzzi goal.

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— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 8, 2025

Frank Vatrano added his third goal of the season to put the finishing touches on the Blackhawks’ loss.

Analysis

How bad have the Blackhawks been in the last two games?

FINAL: Ducks 7, Blackhawks 1

First time since 1951 that the Hawks have lost by 6+ goals in consecutive games.

First time any NHL team has done so on consecutive nights since the Atlanta Thrashers in November 2000.

— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) December 8, 2025

In addition to two bad games, the Blackhawks might be losing patience with Sam Rinzel. Rinzel’s minutes have been significantly decreased on this West Coast trip. While he averages 16:36 on the season, he played a low of 9:30 against Vegas. In the two games against Los Angeles, he played 13:13 and 12:40. In Sunday’s matchup, Rinzel played 14:52, with only Matt Grzelcyk and Connor Murphy playing fewer minutes.

While we all anointed Rinzel as a top-pairing defenseman, this has clearly been a tough stretch for the young player.

In an ironic stat of the night, Soderblom made a career-high 46 saves and still surrendered seven goals in the loss.

In their last 10 games, the Hawks are 2-6-2. The team and coaching staff need to take the next two days and regroup. The Hawks’ next game will be on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. CST against the New York Rangers.