Blackhawks Stomped 6-0 By Mammoth, Concerning Start To Season Continues

Oct 2, 2026, 9:46 AM ET|Comments (0)

from Chicago Hockey Now,

Where to even begin? Tuesday’s season-opening 5-2 defeat to the Vegas Golden Knights was disappointing, but Thursday’s 6-0 shutout loss to the Utah Mammoth (1-0-0) was disheartening, and frankly flat-out embarrassing.

Two games into the 2026-27 campaign, the Chicago Blackhawks (0-2-0) look far, far removed from achieving their outset goal of becoming a Stanley Cup Playoff contender again. Their performance at the Delta Center was truly abysmal, and perhaps the franchise’s worst under head coach Jeff Blashill. It may have even been the worst game the Blackhawks have played since Kyle Davidson took over as general manager in March 2022. It was that bad.

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