{"id":213795,"date":"2025-10-10T08:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/213795\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T08:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:02:10","slug":"artyom-levshunov-shows-immaturity-in-blackhawks-overtime-loss-to-bruins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/213795\/","title":{"rendered":"Artyom Levshunov shows immaturity in Blackhawks’ overtime loss to Bruins"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOSTON \u2014 Whenever Blackhawks<\/a> rookie defenseman Artyom Levshunov looks a little lost, coach Jeff Blashill puts it into context by imagining his 19-year-old son in a comparable position.<\/p>\n

\u201c[He] goes to college at Ole Miss. If we throw him into Moscow, how\u2019s that going to go?\u201d Blashill said this week. \u201cI think you have to keep your standards high, but you have to have empathy for the background.\u201d<\/p>\n

That thought likely will pop up in Blashill\u2019s head again when he watches the replay of Levshunov\u2019s boneheaded mistake during a crucial moment in the third period of the Hawks\u2019 4-3 overtime loss Thursday against the Bruins.<\/p>\n

Blashill insisted he didn\u2019t see the play clearly live, but if he had, he wouldn\u2019t have liked what he saw. After Levshunov was called for a high-sticking penalty, he raised his arms toward the referee in frustration, then stood in place while watching the TD Garden scoreboard in hopes of seeing a replay.<\/p>\n

What he didn\u2019t do was try to chase down the puck as it rimmed around behind the net. His delayed reaction allowed the Bruins to retain possession and led to an extended six-on-five sequence.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, you can never stop playing, so we\u2019ll look at that,\u201d Blashill said.<\/p>\n

The Hawks somehow survived that penalty kill and earned their first point of the season. They nearly won twice in overtime, too, with Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo robbing Frank Nazar in the slot and Connor Bedard on a breakaway.<\/p>\n

Bruins forward Fraser Minten, however, buried a shot off a two-on-one rush to deny the Hawks an opportunity for their first victory. It was an intense and entertaining game, one that the Hawks should be able to build upon and learn from, but moral victories are getting old at this point.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe definitely took steps forward in a lot of [areas like] winning plays, winning habits, stopping on pucks,\u201d Blashill said. \u201cThe disappointing part is we want to find ways to win these close games. We\u2019ve lost both of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Levshunov\u2019s performance wasn\u2019t all bad. He made a great play to join a rush and feed a wide-open Andre Burakovsky to assist on the Hawks\u2019 game-tying goal early in the third, for example. The Hawks actually had a 7-2 advantage in scoring chances during his five-on-five ice time.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s still too much drama and immaturity in his game. This wasn\u2019t even the first time he has let emotions distract him from continuing to play the game; the same thing happened after he ripped a shot high during a preseason game. His over-the-top angry reaction was almost comical at the time, but it becoming a pattern isn\u2019t funny.<\/p>\n

The Hawks\u2019 coaching staff will try to incorporate that aforementioned empathy into their work with him<\/a>, but there\u2019s a lot of work to do.<\/p>\n

Other young players were bright spots for the team against the Bruins. Bedard ripped his first goal of the season in the first period, then notched his first assist on Louis Crevier\u2019s second-period goal. Sam Rinzel looked much more like himself (while ice time was limited to a more manageable 19:03).<\/p>\n

And Ryan Greene stepped up in the wake of an injury to Jason Dickinson, looking calm and reliable in a high-pressure defensive role.<\/p>\n

As Dickinson brought up Thursday morning, though, it\u2019ll take many more than two games to thoroughly assess the 2025-26 Hawks. The NHL\u2019s 82-game schedule is a marathon that will test youngsters in ways they haven\u2019t been tested before.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can do anything for one game here or one game there, but doing it on a continuous basis is where the real growth is,\u201d Dickinson said. \u201cBeing able to show up at 6 o\u2019clock on a Saturday afternoon against Montreal .\u2009.\u2009. that\u2019s where the growth is going to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Grzelcyk\u2019s family has worked at TD Garden for decades, and, by pure coincidence, his second game with his new team will take place in front of them Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Coach Jeff Blashill said he made a mistake in letting Rinzel play more than 25 minutes in the season opener. But Rinzel is the kind of defenseman who wants to carry the load.<\/p>\n

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The former Panthers goalie saved 34 of 37 shots by his former team Tuesday, giving the Hawks a chance even in a losing effort.<\/p>\n

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