"Their line, with Jason Dickinson, combined to put up 10 points last night - while spending a good amount of the night chasing Macklin Celebrini's line around the ice. According to Natural Stat Trick, Dickinson and Mikheyev spent more than nine minutes of 5-on-5 ice time against Celebrini, during which the Sharks (predictable, especially when the score was 5-1 at one point) had a shot attempt, shots on net and expected goals for advantage."
"Maybe it's ironic? Maybe poetic? Prophetic perhaps? That I wrote about the differences between the current states of the rebuild in Chicago and San Jose and pointed to defense and goaltending as the two areas where the Blackhawks had a key advantage over the Sharks. The Blackhawks held the Sharks to one (1) shot on net in the first period last night. Spencer Knight was really good in the second and third."
"Connor Bedard scored his 21st career power play goal last night, which passes Patrick Kane for the most power play goals in Blackhawks history before turning 21. And he was wearing a mic when he shot it. Connor Bedard was mic'd up while scoring his 23rd goal of the season. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/29TGjAu5f7- Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) February 3, 2026 Bedard's hot mic also caught him asking Celebrini if he wanted to dance at center ice. Can you imagine th"
Ryan Donato had a career year and earned an extension but has struggled to score consistently as his role changed; he recorded four points in the 6-3 win. Ilya Mikheyev was a defensive standout and is linked to trade rumors; he also had four points. Dickinson, Mikheyev and their line combined for ten points while shadowing Macklin Celebrini, logging more than nine minutes of 5-on-5 against him. Natural Stat Trick shows San Jose held shot and expected-goal advantages in those minutes, yet Chicago out-scored those shifts. The Blackhawks allowed one shot in the first period, Spencer Knight was strong later, and Yaroslav Askarov was pulled after stopping six of ten. Connor Bedard scored a milestone power-play goal and was mic'd up.
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