Robertson scores 2 goals in the 2nd period as the Maple Leafs beat the Blackhawks 5-2

CHICAGO (AP) — Nicholas Robertson scored twice in the second period as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Sunday.

Jake McCabe and Chris Tanev each had a goal and an assist as Toronto won for the second night in its return from the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Max Domi had two assists and Joseph Woll made 25 saves.

Teuvo Teravainen and Phillipp Kurashev scored for Chicago, which lost 5-1 at Columbus on Saturday. Tyler Bertuzzi had two assists.

Tanev's second goal of the season made it 4-2 with 7:53 left, and Pontus Holmberg added an empty-netter with 1:32 remaining.

Chicago jumped in front on Teravainen's 500th career point, a power-play goal with 11 seconds left in the first. But Toronto rallied in the second.

Domi found Robertson in the low slot for a power-play goal at 7:09. After McCabe's blue-line blast lifted Toronto to a 2-1 lead, Domi made another great pass to Robertson for his 10th goal with 15 seconds left.

The Blackhawks closed to 3-2 when Frank Nazar drove to the net and set up Kurashev's fifth goal in the final seconds of the second.

Robertson nearly had another goal in the second, but his shot was swept off the goal line by Blackhawks defenseman T.J. Brodie.

Maple Leafs: Domi has a 24-game scoring drought dating to Dec. 21, but he had a solid night against Chicago — one of his former teams.

Blackhawks: It was a much better start after a listless performance against Columbus. But they dropped off in the second against more talented Toronto.

The Blackhawks trailed 3-2 before Tanev's shot went off Brodie's left skate and into the net.

The Maple Leafs improved to 6-4-1 on the second day of back-to-back games.

Both teams are on the road on Tuesday night. Toronto is at Boston, and Chicago visits Utah.

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Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe (22) and Chicago Blackhawks right wing Ilya Mikheyev (95) fight for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) defends against Chicago Blackhawks left wing Nick Foligno (17) as defenseman Morgan Rielly (44) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll takes a break during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Chicago Blackhawks left wing Landon Slaggert (84) moves the puck against Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson (95) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing William Nylander (88) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Alec Martinez (25) chase the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing William Nylander (88) moves the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Nicholas Robertson (89) and center Max Domi (11) celebrate Robertson's goal against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Nicholas Robertson scores a goal past Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Arvid Soderblom (40) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe (22) celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Nicholas Robertson celebrates with center Max Domi (11) and center Steven Lorentz (18) after he scores a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon.

NASA released the crew’s first downlinked images Friday, 1 1/2 days into the first astronaut moonshot in more than half a century.

The first photo taken by commander Reid Wiseman shows a curved slice of Earth in one of the capsule’s windows. The second shows the entire globe with the oceans topped by swirling white tendrils of clouds. A green aurora even glows, according to NASA.

“It’s great to think that with the exception of our four friends, all of us are represented in this image," said NASA's Lakiesha Hawkins, an exploration systems leader. She added the mission was going well.

As of late Friday afternoon, Wiseman and his crew were more than 110,000 miles (180,000 kilometers) from Earth and were quickly gaining on the moon with another 150,000 miles (240,000 kilometers) to go. They should reach their destination on Monday.

The three Americans and one Canadian will swing around the moon in their Orion capsule, hang a U-turn and then head straight back home without stopping. They fired Orion's main engine Thursday night that set them on their course.

After Mission Control shifted the position of their capsule, the entire Earth complete with northern lights filled their windows.

“It was the most spectacular moment, and it paused all four of us in our tracks,” Wiseman said in a TV interview.

They're the first lunar travelers since Apollo 17 in 1972.

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NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

This image taken from video provided by NASA shows the Artemis II crew, from left, Canadien astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover as they appear on a video conference from the moon's orbit Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This image provided by NASA shows a downlink image of Earth taken by NASA’s Artemis II astronaut commander Reid Wiseman inside the Orion capsule on Friday, April 3, 2026. (NASA via AP)

This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from of the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)