Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Blitzed on home ice Sunday
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Soderblom surrendered six goals on 34 shots Sunday in a 6-2 loss to the Rangers.
Tyler Bertuzzi opened the scoring for Chicago on Sunday, but New York answered with five consecutive goals. Soderblom didn't stand much of a chance due to the Hawks being heavily outplayed in five-on-five play -- all six of New York's markers came at even strength. Soderblom has been inconsistent in 2024-25, but he could get a look as the No. 1 netminder if Petr Mrazek (.893 save percentage, 3.23 GAA) continues to struggle. Through 18 appearances this season, Soderblom has a 6-10-1 record, .905 save percentage and 2.92 GAA.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Tending twine Sunday
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Soderblom will protect the home net against the Rangers on Sunday, according to Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio.
Soderblom is coming off a 38-save performance in Friday's 4-2 win over Montreal. He has a 6-9-1 record with a 2.73 GAA and a .910 save percentage through 17 appearances this season. The Rangers sit 23rd in the league with 2.82 goals per game in 2024-25 and lost 7-4 to Washington on Saturday.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Bounces back Friday
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Soderblom stopped 38 of 40 shots in Friday's 4-2 win over the Canadiens.
Soderblom snapped a two-game winless skid with an impressive display Friday, as the 38 saves tied a season-high mark for the 25-year-old. The lack of consistency on a game-to-game basis has hurt Soderblom's upside, but all things considered, he's been decent in recent weeks. Over his last 11 appearances, he's gone 5-5-0 with a 2.94 GAA and a .900 save percentage.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Tending twine against Montreal
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Soderblom will defend the home crease against Montreal on Friday, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.
Soderblom went on a three-game winning streak in mid-December, but he's cooled off since then, going 0-2-0 with a 3.79 GAA and .882 save percentage over his last three appearances. Despite his recent struggles, he's seen more playing time than usual over the past few weeks since Petr Mrazek has been held out of the win column over the past month. Friday's start will be Soderblom's third over Chicago's last five games.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Yields five goals in loss
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Soderblom allowed five goals on 35 shots in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Stars.
Dallas experimented with new lines Sunday, and Soderblom was unable to keep up. This was just the second time all season he's allowed more than three goals in a game -- he's generally been good while serving as the 1B option to Petr Mrazek in the Chicago crease. Soderblom is 5-9-1 with a 2.78 GAA and a .907 save percentage over 16 appearances this season. The Blackhawks' next game is Tuesday's Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, which is expected to be a start for the veteran Mrazek.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Starting Sunday
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Soderblom will get the home start Sunday against the Stars, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.
Soderblom will make a third consecutive appearance -- the 25-year-old netminder stopped 22 of 24 shots in relief of Petr Mrazek against Buffalo on Friday. Overall, Soderblom is 5-8-1 with a strong .911 save percentage and 2.62 GAA this season.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Decent output in relief
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Soderblom stopped 22 of 24 shots in relief during Friday's 6-2 loss to the Sabres.
Soderblom entered the ice after Petr Mrazek allowed four goals on 11 shots in the first period. Even though the 25-year-old Swede was decent between the pipes, the Blackhawks couldn't overcome the early four-goal deficit. Soderblom has been putting up respectable numbers of late, going 3-1-0 with a 2.37 GAA and a .917 save percentage over his last five appearances while significantly outplaying Mrazek in that stretch.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Loses to Wild
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Soderblom stopped 23 of 26 shots in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Wild. The fourth goal was an empty-netter.
Soderblom technically didn't give up the decisive goal -- Marcus Foligno's empty-netter -- but he'll take the loss as the only Chicago goalie to appear in the contest. This wasn't a great performance for Soderblom, who saw his three-game winning streak snapped. He's allowed at least three goals in five of his eight outings in December so far, though he's 4-4-0 for the month. Overall, the Swede is 5-8-1 with a 2.60 GAA and a .911 save percentage over 14 appearances. The Blackhawks could turn to alternating Soderblom and Petr Mrazek's starts now that both are healthy, though the veteran Mrazek saw a heavy workload prior to a groin injury early in December.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Starting in Minnesota
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Soderblom will defend the road net against the Wild on Monday, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Soderblom has stopped 76 of 82 shots during his three-game winning streak. He has a 5-7-1 record with a 2.56 GAA and a .913 save percentage through 13 appearances this season. Minnesota is tied for 19th in the league with 2.91 goals per game in 2024-25.
Soderblom stopped 27 of 28 shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Kraken.
Soderblom has won his last three starts and four of his last five, so the 25-year-old Swedish netminder is on a good run. He's given up two or fewer goals in three of those wins, and even though the 5-4 loss to the Islanders on Dec. 12 is a stain in that five-game stretch, Soderblom still owns a 2.50 GAA and a solid .909 save percentage in that aforementioned period.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Between pipes Thursday
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Soderblom will defend the home crease versus Seattle on Thursday, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.
Soderblom has won his last two starts, as well as three of the past four games. Although Petr Mrazek (groin) was activated off injured reserve Thursday, Soderblom will make his sixth start in the last seven games. Soderblom is 4-7-1 with a respectable 2.70 GAA and .909 save percentage this season. He will face the Kraken, who are averaging 2.88 goals per game in 2024-25, which ranks 21st in the NHL.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Second straight win
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Soderblom stopped 20 of 22 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Capitals.
Soderblom had a woeful showing against the Islanders on Dec. 12, giving up five goals on 19 shots, but he's bounced back admirably since then. He received some much-needed rest in the 4-1 loss to the Devils on Dec. 14, but he has won his last two starts, against the Islanders and Capitals, over three days. Soderblom has gone 3-3-0 with a 3.05 GAA and an .886 save percentage in six December contests, but there's no question his arrow is pointing in the right direction after his last outings.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Set to start Tuesday
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Soderblom will start at home Tuesday versus the Capitals, Greg Boysen of CHGO Sports reports.
Soderblom is set to start for the fifth time in the last six games. The 25-year-old netminder has gone 2-2-0 with 12 goals allowed over his last four appearances. The Capitals are playing the second half of a back-to-back after losing 3-1 in Dallas on Monday.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Bounces back in rematch
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Soderblom turned aside 30 of 33 shots in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Islanders.
Soderblom allowed five goals in a loss to the Islanders on Thursday, but he was on the winning side in Sunday's rematch. The game was on the verge of heading to overtime, but Connor Bedard gave the Blackhawks a 4-3 lead with less than a minute left in the third period. Soderblom has won two of his last three games after registering just one victory over his first eight outings of the campaign. The Swedish netminder has a 3-7-1 record, .909 save percentage and 2.76 GAA through 11 appearances.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Tending twine Sunday
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Soderblom will patrol the home crease against the Islanders on Sunday, per Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio.
Soderblom allowed five goals on 19 shots in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Islanders before being pulled in the third period. He has a 2-7-1 record with a 2.74 GAA and a .908 save percentage through 10 appearances this season. Soderblom will get the second half of Chicago's back-to-back after Drew Commesso played in Saturday's 4-1 loss to New Jersey.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Gets hook against Isles
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Soderblom gave up five goals on 19 shots before being replaced by Drew Commesso midway through the third period of Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Islanders.
New York scored three goals in under three minutes in the final frame to surge out to a 5-1 lead, and while Soderblom wasn't necessarily to blame for any of them, Chicago interim coach Anders Sorensen decided to send a message to his team by getting out his hook. The move almost worked, but Chicago's comeback attempt ran out of time. The 25-year-old goalie has appeared in four of six games to begin December, going 1-3-0 with a 3.35 GAA and .872 save percentage, but with Petr Mrazek (groin) likely out for another week or more, Soderblom will likely continue to hold down the top job in the crease.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Draws start against Islanders
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Soderblom will serve as the starting goaltender for Thursday's road game against the Islanders, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Soderblom is coming off one of his best starts of the season, as he turned aside 29 of 30 shots (.967 save percentage) en route to the road win over the Rangers on Tuesday. He'll attempt to stay hot against the Islanders, who are averaging just 2.53 goals per game to begin the season.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Sharp in Monday's win
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Soderblom turned aside 29 shots in Monday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.
Will Cuylle banged a shorthanded goal past him on a rebound inside the final minute of the first period, but otherwise, Soderblom had an answer for everything New York fired at him -- Artemi Panarin, in particular, had a frustrating night, getting denied on all seven of his shots. The 25-year-old netminder is in line for a heavy workload in the short term with Petr Mrazek (groin) sidelined, and he seems up to the task. Through nine appearances this season, Soderblom has a 2.41 GAA and a .921 save percentage, although just a 2-6-1 record to show for it.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Between pipes versus Rangers
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Soderblom will tend the twine on the road against the Rangers on Monday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Timesreports.
Soderblom is mired in a five-game losing streak -- he's actually won just once in eight games this year -- despite posting a decent 2.75 GAA and .906 save percentage during the skid. While New York has won just two of its last nine contests, the team still possesses a talented forward group that should put plenty of shots on Soderblom.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Stuck with loss in relief
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Soderblom allowed three goals on 24 shots to take the loss Saturday against the Jets after replacing Petr Mrazek (undisclosed) midway through the first period.
Soderblom inherited a 1-0 lead and headed into the first intermission with Chicago ahead 2-1, but the home squad managed to get just six total shots on net over the final two frames, eventually falling 4-2 to Winnipeg. Initial reports on Mrazek suggest he'll miss some additional time, so Soderblom will likely be between the pipes Monday on the road against the Rangers, with Mitchell Weeks or Drew Commesso likely getting the call from AHL Rockford to back him up. Through eight appearances this season, Soderblom is just 1-6-1 despite a more than respectable 2.60 GAA and .915 save percentage, and he hasn't allowed more than three goals in any of his outings.
