Soderblom stops 38 shots as Blackhawks end 5-game skid with 4-2 win over Canadiens

CHICAGO (AP) — Arvid Soderblom made 38 saves, Nick Foligno scored twice and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a five-game slide with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.

Tyler Bertuzzi added his team-leading 13th goal and Patrick Maroon connected for the Blackhawks, who rebounded following a 6-2 loss to St. Louis in the Winter Classic on Tuesday and a stretch of three games when they were outscored 17-5.

Cole Caufield and Emil Heineman scored for the Canadiens. Sam Montembeault blocked 22 shots.

Soderblom was the difference-maker as Montreal outshot Chicago 40-26.

Bertuzzi opened the scoring 3:21 on a tap-in from the side of the net during a 5-on-3 power play. Caufield tied it with 1:36 left in the first when he was left alone at the side of the net and lofted in a shot.

Canadiens: Montreal lost for just the second time in eight games.

Blackhawks: Colton Dach, younger brother of Canadiens forward Kirby Dach, made his NHL debut and logged 11:05 of ice time with five hits. The Dachs — both drafted by Chicago — had never played against each other before in an organized game.

Soderblom was sensational in the second, stopping 19 shots and several prime chances.

The 24-year-old Caufield, a first-round pick in 2019, reached the 20-goal mark for the fourth time in four seasons.

The Canadiens conclude a six-game trip on Saturday at Colorado. The Blackhawks host the New York Rangers on Sunday.

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Montreal Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault (35) misses a goal scored by Chicago Blackhawks' Nick Foligno (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Jan. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago Blackhawks' Nick Foligno (17) celebrates with teammates Wyatt Kaiser (44) and Jason Dickinson (16) after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Jan. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago Blackhawks' Tyler Bertuzzi (59) celebrates with teammates at the bench after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Jan. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Arvid Soderblom (40) makes a save during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Jan. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago Blackhawks' Nick Foligno (17) celebrates with goalie Arvid Soderblom (40) after defeating the Montreal Canadiens in an NHL hockey game Jan. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Arvid Soderblom (40) makes a save during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Jan. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

BERLIN (AP) — The death toll in the attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg last month has risen to six as a woman succumbed to her injuries, prosecutors said Monday.

Prosecutors in Naumburg said the 52-year-old woman died in a hospital, German news agency dpa reported. Authorities have said that the others who died were four women aged 45, 52, 67 and 75, and a 9-year-old boy.

More than 200 people were injured in the Dec. 20 attack.

Authorities have identified the suspect, who was arrested immediately after he drove a rented car through the crowded market early on a Friday evening, as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 and had received permanent residency.

They have said he doesn’t fit the usual profile of perpetrators of extremist attacks. The man described himself as an ex-Muslim who was highly critical of Islam, and on social media expressed support for the far-right.

Hundreds of candles, flowers and cuddly toys can be found in front of St. John's Church in Magdeburg, Germany, Friday Jan. 3, 2025, for the victims of the attack at Magdeburg's Christmas market. (Peter Gercke/dpa via AP)

People lay flowers in the cathedral square of Magdeburg, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in remembrance for the victims of the attack at a Christmas market on Dec. 20, 2024. (Peter Gercke/dpa via AP)