Ducks right wing Beckett Sennecke (45) reacts after scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

ANAHEIM — Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill recently said that if his team were going to “climb the mountain” of the Western Conference, they’d have to scale past the Ducks.

On Sunday evening at Honda Center, the hosts demonstrated to Chicago how much closer they were to the peak, blowing away their opponents from the Windy City, 7-1.

The Ducks won for their third time in four games to maintain their division lead, and analytically, the match was even more one-sided than it was on the scoreboard. Chicago has now lost eight of its last 10 games. The ‘Hawks were playing their third game in fou

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