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Jerez Preview: Can Anyone Stop the #72?

  Lately, Marco Bezzecchi is making winning look easy. With a flawless hat trick of victories in Thailand, Brazil, and the USA, the #72 has treated the early-season standings like his own personal victory lap. Next stop: Jerez. Will the win streak continue in Spain, or can anyone actually disrupt the rhythm of Bez? The "Global Takeover" in Three Acts: Thailand: To open the season in Buriram, Bezzecchi converted a dominant pole position into a Sunday masterclass. Every lap was led by him, crossing the finish line with a 5.5-second cushion over Pedro Acosta, setting the tone for a flawless start to the season. Brazil: In a treacherous race in Goiânia that was shortened due to track degradation concerns, Bez pulled an ambush at the first corner. He kept his cool on a track that felt more like a gravel pit than a circuit, bringing home back-to-back wins from second on the grid. USA: At COTA - the most technical track they face - Bezzecchi proved he could win anywhere. He...
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Heartbreak in Chicago: Canadiens Edge Blackhawks 3-2 for Hawks' Third Straight Defeat

 







The Chicago Blackhawks are still searching for their first win of the season, falling to the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in their centennial home opener. The loss on Saturday night was the Blackhawks' third straight defeat, despite flashes of offensive brilliance from their top prospects. Sam Rinzel, playing in just his 12th NHL game, electrified the United Center crowd with his first career NHL goal, and the young duo of Frank Nazar and Connor Bedard teamed up for a power-play goal to knot the score at 2-2 in the second period. However, Montreal's Kaiden Guhle netted the decisive goal with under 16 seconds to play to secure the victory for the Canadiens.


Montreal Canadiens Lineup:

Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsky

Bolduc - Dach - Gallagher

Newhook - Kapanen - Demidov

Andersen - Evans - Laine


Matheson - Dobson

Guhle - Hutson

Xhekaj - Carrier


Montembeault

Dobes


Chicago Blackhawks Lineup:

Dach - Bedard - Burakovsky

Teravainen - Nazar - Bertuzzi

Donato - Greene - Mikheyev

Foligno - Reichel - Lafferty


Vlasic - Rinzel

Grzelcyk - Murphy

Kaiser - Crevier


Knight

Soderblom


After a scoreless first, Cole Caufield got it started when he put Montreal ahead 1-0 at 17:15, scoring on the man-advantage after the Canadiens went 0-for-4 on the power play in the opening frame. He batted the puck into the net past Spencer Knight after Zack Bolduc shot from the left face-off circle. The goal had been upheld after replay review determined Caufield's stick was not above the crossbar. Sam Rinzel, finding his first NHL career goal, tied it 1-1 at 15:26 right off the face-off when he moved into the right circle, snapping a wrister over Sam Montembeault's right shoulder. Not long after Chicago's first goal, Bolduc put the Canadiens back in front 2-1 when he struck on the power play on a rebound of Caufield's shot, poking the puck into the net from the crease at 14:15. Connor Bedard picked up his second goal of the season, his second straight in the past three games, when he deflected in a shot by Frank Nazar. Teuvo Teravainen, who was in the left face-off circle, fed the puck to Nazar, who was on the right.


Kaiden Guhle put home the game-winner with only 15 seconds left to play in the third period on a shot from the high slot and through traffic, Juraj Slafkovsky in front of the net.






Notes:

- Frank Nazar and Teuvo Teravainen each picked up a pair of assists.

- This was Chicago's home opener, and their 100th anniversary season.

- Spencer Knight made a total of 25 saves for Chicago.

- After playing in the Blackhawks' first two games of the season, Artyom Levshunov was a healthy scratch.

- Zack Bolduc scored for the third straight game and picked up an assist, Nick Suzuki collected three assists, and Cole Caufield picked up both a goal and an assist. ...Bolduc, in his first three games with the Canadiens since being traded from the St. Louis Blues on July 1, has four points (three goals, one assist). ...Bolduc became the first Montreal Canadiens player since Yanic Perreault in 2001-02 to score in each of his first three games with the franchise.

- Sam Montembeault made a total of 20 saves for Montreal.

- Montreal had 10 power plays, scoring on two of those. The teams combined for 56 penalty minutes, 39 against the Blackhawks.


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