Fowler, Blues defeat Blackhawks in NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field

Taylor Corridor and Tyler Bertuzzi scored, however the Blackhawks (12-24-2) gave up two power-play objectives within the first 8:10 of the sport and Petr Mrazek allowed six objectives on 28 photographs. Chicago misplaced its fifth straight and fell to 0-5-0 in Winter Traditional video games, together with 0-2-0 at Wrigley Discipline.

“Chicago is aware of learn how to have fun sports activities and our followers didn’t disappoint in the present day, and I believe that’s what makes it so [darn] troublesome proper now,” Chicago captain Nick Foligno mentioned. “It’s simply embarrassing to lose 6-2 in an atmosphere like that at house. Our followers deserve higher. It’s on this room to determine it out as a result of that’s three video games in a row the place it’s not adequate. I don’t know. I actually want I had a solution for you. On this stage, with the joy we had earlier than the sport, I assumed this was going to be a turning level for our membership and clearly it wasn’t.”

The temperature for puck drop at 4:26 p.m. native time was 38 levels. The attendance was 40,933, the NHL’s second sellout at Wrigley, which additionally hosted the 2009 Winter Traditional between the Blackhawks and Detroit Pink Wings. Detroit defeated Chicago 6-4 in entrance of 40,818.

The Smashing Pumpkins obtained the group began by enjoying their hit “Tonight, Tonight” because the gamers emerged out of their respective dugouts and made the stroll to the ice.

Blackhawks anthem singer Jim Cornelison delivered a stirring rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” with the house followers cheering alongside, getting louder and louder as Cornelison pointed to the flag, simply as they do at United Heart.

After the fireworks and flyover, the sport began, and in 100 seconds the Blues had been on the board.

Fowler, the primary participant to skate outside in his 1,000th recreation, gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead with a power-play purpose at 1:40 of the primary interval. He reduce down from the purpose, obtained a Pavel Buchnevich move from the purpose line and scored from between the hash marks.

Jordan Kyrou made it 2-0 at 8:10, scoring a power-play purpose from beneath the left face-off circle off a move from Jake Neighbours, who was beneath the precise circle.

Kyrou additionally had an NHL outdoor-game file 4 factors (two objectives, two assists) within the Blues’ 6-4 win towards the Minnesota Wild within the 2022 Winter Traditional at Goal Discipline in Minneapolis.

“Our first 10 minutes was glorious,” Montgomery mentioned.