The Blackhawks lost a tough game to a very good Devils team on Wednesday night. It was easy to employ one big excuse for the loss: the Blackhawks were without three key forwards in the game.
There was good news from the Blackhawks’ practice on Friday, even if it was only briefly positive. Frank Nazar, Jason Dickinson and André Burakovsky were on the ice for practice on Friday. Tyler Bertuzzi was not.
Initially, having three important forwards back with the group was encouraging. But ...
I know it’s been several days since it happened, but my mind still keeps venturing back to how delightful it was to spend a Sunday afternoon watching a couple of young stars do the things that Connor Bedard and Caleb Williams did last weekend. It wasn’t long after the final horn sounded on yet another multi-point performance from No. 98 that Williams reeled off a pair of late touchdowns to secure yet another Bears victory.
It’s easy to draw comparisons between the two, even if their sport...
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Simon Nemec pulled off a hat trick to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. [Devils NHL] In said game, Arseny Gritsyuk’s move to the top six paid dividends for controlling the pace of play. [Infernal Access […]
Shayna Goldman at The Athletic did a deep dive on the impact we’ve seen from the nine new head coaches around the NHL thru the first month of the season, a list that obviously includes Jeff Blashill with the Blackhawks. Here’s part of what she wrote about Blashill’s impact:
The process is far from perfect in Chicago through the first month of play. The team is still allowing a high rate of shots and chances, even with the shift from zone defense to a hybrid system. The difference now, c...
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Blackhawks might have to decide between re-signing Dickinson or Mikheyev ( Sun-Times )
Donato focusing on Blackhawks’ present despite his secured place in Blackhawks’ future ( Sun-Times )
Reality Check ( Fels )
RECAPS: Devils 4, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
Bertuzzi trying to maintain consistent production under Jeff Blashill ( Sun-Times )
Do the Blac...
I’m not sure how many people saw it and/or took note when the pregame lines went up yesterday, but Sam Rinzel went from skating on the Blackhawks’ top defensive pair to being the seventh defenseman. Louis Crevier was up with Alex Vlasic in rushes at the morning skate.
Then the game happened. The Devils needed overtime to beat the Blackhawks 4-3 . And, when the dust settled, Rinzel had skated only 11:29 — the lowest ice time among Hawks defensemen by almost three minutes.
When Rinzel ...
The Blackhawks lost a game last night. They were out-shot again. In the words of their captain, Nick Foligno , the Blackhawks didn’t have their legs and didn’t play their best game. Their head coach agreed with that assessment. The Blackhawks came home from a long road trip and had a fairly flat performance.
The Blackhawks didn’t have André Burakovsky, Frank Nazar or Jason Dickinson available. Landon Slaggert got into Chicago a couple hours before the game. Sam Lafferty was skating in onl...
The Blackhawks are enjoying success at the NHL level right now, but the waves of talent in the pipeline continue to impress early this season. Three specific Blackhawks are off to remarkable starts to their 2025-26 collegiate campaigns.
Blackhawks prospect John Mustard will look to extend his personal point streak this weekend. He has a point in every Providence game thus far this year (6 goals, 5 assists in 9 games).
Blackhawks prospect Václav Nestrašil comes into this weekend’s act...
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RECAPS: Devils 4, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Bertuzzi trying to maintain consistent production under Jeff Blashill ( Sun-Times )
Do the Blackhawks have an attendance problem this season ( The Athletic )
Blackhawks European prospect update, 11/11: Kantserov, Frondell flourishing ( SCH )
What’s driving the Blackhawks’ surprising success? It boils down to Connor Bedard, Spe...
First Period The first five to six minutes of the game featured a decent amount of offensive zone time for the Devils, but not much in the way of quality chances. that changed when Jesper Bratt took a stretch pass off the left wing and got a step on the Chicago defense. He went in […]
There was a hat trick scored at the United Center on Wednesday night but it wasn’t by anyone on the home team or anyone you’d expect from the road team, but it led to the New Jersey Devils skating away with both points in a 4-3 OT victory.
Late in the first period, a pair of NJ penalties gave Chicago a two-man advantage and a long sequence of sustained pressure ended with this Connor Bedard one-timer for a goal:
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The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (11-4-1) @ Chicago Blackhawks (8-5-3) The Time: 9:30pm EST The Broadcast: TV — TNT, Radio — Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: Matt wrote the game preview today. The Song of the Day: Have you heard of the man who sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads to play guitar? […]
The Blackhawks return to the United Center ice for the first time in two weeks coming off a successful road trip. Connor Bedard is one of the hottest skaters in the entire NHL at the moment, and the Blackhawks have been showing steady improvement in a number of areas.
Waiting for them will be the New Jersey Devils, who enter Wednesday’s action with the best record in the Eastern Conference. Nothing comes easy in the NHL, and this should be a fun, tough test against a really good Devils sq...
The Blackhawks return home from a largely successful road trip to find one of the league’s early front-runners waiting for them, as the New Jersey Devils will be Chicago’s opponent for a national broadcast from the United Center on Wednesday night.
The NHL standings contain a hilarious slog of teams in the middle, with 24 teams occupying spots 5-28 in the league standings that have season totals between 17 and 22 points right now — the Blackhawks among them at 19. New Jersey is just above...
André Burakovsky was not at the Blackhawks’ morning skate on Wednesday. Head coach Jeff Blashill indicated he’s a game-time decision.
With that in mind — and both Jason Dickinson (who did skate Wednesday morning but isn’t ready to return yet) and Frank Nazar out of the lineup, the Blackhawks need another forward body to fill a lineup.
Blashill said after the morning skate that Landon Slaggert will be recalled and go if Burakovsky cannot.
Blashill also said Slaggert’s time in Roc...
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Blackhawks European prospect update, 11/11: Kantserov, Frondell flourishing ( SCH )
What’s driving the Blackhawks’ surprising success? It boils down to Connor Bedard, Spencer Knight and Jeff Blashill ( Sun-Times )
Why Connor Bedard is taking flight in his third NHL season ( The Athletic )
Hawk Season vs. Duck Season ( Fels )
Louis Crevier working on passing as he settles into permanent role...
Last Devils Game On Monday night, the Devils lost to the New York Islanders, 3-2. The loss wrapped up a 3 game home stand where on the positive side, they grabbed 5 out of a possible 6 points. Before the home stand, I had commented that it was important to get a few wins/points before […]
We have four games on the NHL menu Wednesday, and anytime goal-scorer odds for players from around the league are listed here.
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Jack Hughes (Devils) +120 to score
Devils vs. Blackhawks
Game Time: 9:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 12
Hughes’ stats: 10 goals in 16 games
Leon Draisaitl (Oilers) +120 to score
Oilers vs. Flyers
Game Time: 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 12
Draisaitl’s stats: 10 goals in 17 games
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While there’s been a lot of attention on the hot start Connor Bedard has had to the season and Artyom Levshunov being among the leaders among rookie defensemen this season, they’re far from the only young Blackhawks carving out a role on the roster this season.
Coming home from a six-game, 12-day road trip, the team had a lot of time to bod on the road. Sometimes that can lead to awkward moments when older players want to chill and the young guys want to be… young guys. But the Blackhawks...
An early season check-in across the pond.
If you’re like me, you’ve been reading Sean McIndoe for years. His rankings pieces at The Athletic are always entertaining and on point. The latest edition that dropped on Monday touches on a lot of different topics, including the usual top five Stanley Cup contenders and, this season, the “top five” contenders to land Gavin McKenna (the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft).
The only bad news in his rankings are that four of the five teams in contention for McKenna are in the Western Confere...
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Louis Crevier working on passing as he settles into permanent role in Blackhawks’ lineup ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks’ winning streak driven by power-play confidence and adjustments ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 5, Red Wings 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Five Blackhawks not named Connor Bedard who shined on Chicago’s road trip ( The Athletic )
Breaking down seven important stats from t...
On Monday night, Blackhawks legend Duncan Keith was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
He gave a passionate speech — perfectly suited for the way he played the game. He shed a few tears, cracked a few jokes, talked about Brent Seabrook and thanked former teammates, the Wirtz family and Blackhawks fans.
Here’s his entire speech. It’s 11 minutes worth spending to hear terrific remarks about falling in love with the game all over again.
the newest inductee to the Hockey Hall of...
On Monday, the NHL named Blackhawks superstar center Connor Bedard the Second Star of the Week for the week of Nov. 3-9.
From the NHL’s release:
Bedard placed second with 3-7—10 in four appearances to lift the Blackhawks (8-5-3, 19 points) into third place in the Central Division via a trio of wins. He assisted on Chicago’s lone goal in a 3-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken Nov. 3. Bedard then registered 1-1—2 in a 5-2 triumph against his hometown team, the Vancouver Canucks, Nov. ...