DENVER -- The nerves, Chicago defenseman Artyom Levshunov insisted, were nonexistent ahead of his NHL debut Monday night against Colorado. Excitement, sure, but no pregame jitters hours before the opening faceoff. "Why?" the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 draft casually said of nerves. "It's a hockey game. I've got to go and do my job, play hard."

The Blackhawks' No. 1 defenseman of the future made his NHL debut against one of the fastest teams in the league. Here's how he did.