Reichel scores twice as the Blackhawks beat the Blues 8-3 while playing without Foligno

By Canadian Press on October 15, 2025.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lukas Reichel had two goals and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks pounded the St. Louis Blues 8-3 on Wednesday night for their second straight win.

Connor Bedard had three assists for Chicago, which beat Utah 3-1 on Monday for its first victory of the season. Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and an assist.

The Blackhawks played without captain Nick Foligno, who is taking a leave of absence because his 12-year-old daughter is having follow-up surgery related to her congenital heart disease.

Jake Neighbours, Dylan Holloway and Tyler Tucker scored for St. Louis, which had won two in a row.

Blue goaltender Joel Hofer allowed four goals on 14 shots before he was replaced by Jordan Binnington 8:45 into the second period. Binnington made six saves before ceding the net back to Hofer for the third period. Hofer finished with 15 saves.

David Solomon, The Associated Press