ST. LOUIS — 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 the Hawks, who beat the Utah Mammoth 3-1 on Monday for their first victory of the season. Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and an assist.

The Hawks 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 the Blues, who had won two in a row.

Blue goaltender Joel Hofer allowed four goals on 14 shots before Jordan Binnington replaced him in the second period. Binnington made six saves before ceding the net back to Hofer for

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