Overview

• The Chicago Blackhawks ended a five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 7, 2025.
• Ilya Mikheyev scored two goals, including an empty-net goal in the final minute, to secure the win for Chicago.
• Frank Nazar contributed a crucial short-handed goal late in the second period, giving the Blackhawks an early lead.
• Goaltender Spencer Knight made 28 saves, including a key stop in the final minute that set up Mikheyev's empty-net goal.
• The loss officially eliminated the Penguins from the Eastern Conference playoff race, despite Rickard Rakell's power-play goal.