The Chicago Blackhawks had Jonathan Toews and the Winnipeg Jets on the town on Tuesday evening. This was Chicago’s first recreation at dwelling after a protracted four-game street journey.
This was additionally Anton Frondell’s first recreation on the United Center as a member of the Blackhawks. On his second shift of the sport, Frondell scored his first profession NHL purpose.
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Frondell’s purpose got here on the finish of a shift during which he was all around the puck. There had been a handful of different occasions that the puck may have ended up behind the cage, however he lastly obtained it previous Connor Hellebuyck for the primary of his profession.
On the purpose, Louis Crevier obtained it in the direction of the web, Ilya Mikheyev put it on the stick of Frondell, and he did not miss this opportunity.
Not solely did he rating his first profession purpose, nevertheless it got here towards a future Hall of Fame goalie in Hellebuyck. That is actually a memorable strategy to rating the primary of many.
Frondell’s first purpose is the fifth level (the primary 4 had been all main assists) of his NHL profession in his fifth recreation. That’s precisely the kind of begin that the Blackhawks had been hoping for from the third total choose within the 2025 NHL Draft.
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