The Blackhawks didn’t skate until they warmed up on the ice in Dallas since losing to the Flyers. And they were facing one of the best teams in the league. So… yeah. Odds weren’t in their favor. But they played a really good first period. Chicago took the lead 3:20 into the first period and I’m not sure Arvid Söderblom ever saw the shot that tied the game almost eight minutes later. The Hawks had an 8-4 advantage in scoring chances and 3-2 advantage in high danger chances at 5-on-5 thru 20 min...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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From Second City Hockey
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The Blackhawks flew to Dallas this morning after the NHL’s Christmas break. They did not fly early enough to take a morning skate; they’ll just jump on the ice and go tonight against a Stars team that has the second-best record in the NHL.
We won’t know if Nick Foligno is coming back off IR or if there are any lineup changes until head coach Jeff Blashill addresses the media for the first time after the break at 5:30. I’m going with the same lineup they had against Philly before the break...
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The Blackhawks head to Dallas on Saturday to take on one of the league’s top teams in the Stars with hopes of snapping a brutal six-game losing streak.
The Stars have spent most of the 2025–26 season parked firmly among the NHL’s heavyweights, trailing only the Colorado Avalanche in the league with a .737 points percentage and a 7-2-1 record in their last 10 games. However, their success hasn’t been really driven by territorial dominance: at 5-on-5, Dallas ranks 31st in shot attempt share...
From Second City Hockey
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Pending unrestricted free agent Connor Murphy has been a good foot soldier for the Chicago Blackhawks for 8 1/2 years now, logging an average of close to 20 minutes of ice time over the course of his time there. The two-way defenseman is a physical, veteran presence, always good for 100+ hits and blocked shots per season. Insider Chris Johnston writes in The Athletic, with Murphy being a legitimate trade candidate at the upcoming deadline, " The Blackhawks could certainly do right by Mur...
From NHL Trade Rumors
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So I’m sure by now you’ve seen that the Oilers actually pulled the trigger on a Tristan Jarry trade with Pittsburgh, sending Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round draft pick. I feel nostalgia for the offseason of 2016 again. Back then, the Oilers made a blockbuster trade of a one-for-one in Taylor Hall…
From In the Pressbox
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Welcome back to hockey, Blackhawks fans! The break is over, which means the boys are boarding a plane for Dallas at some point today to play a road game right out of three days off. Yes, a road game without practicing for three days… against an absolute wagon. Here’s hoping the Stars are still in the holiday mood and the Hawks can find enough goals for a dub.
I want to jump into another piece from Ben Pope at the Chicago Sun-Times out of his conversation with Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The Florida Panthers are going to be buyers, as per usual, ahead of the trade deadline in March, and there's plenty of insiders who feel most of their leg work will be done before the Olympic break. This means the Panthers could be pulling off a huge trade in January, and they could be once again, involved with the Chicago Blackhawks. The Panthers have been linked to Blackhawks defenceman Connor Murphy, who is a pending unrestricted free-agent and someone who will be dangled ahead of the deadl...
From NHL Trade Rumors
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At 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, the Dallas Stars will play the Chicago Blackhawks — is Mikko Rantanen going to score a goal? Insights and trends are provided below, to assist you in making the right wager.
Mikko Rantanen Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Blackhawks
Anytime Goal Odds: +150 (Bet $10 to win $15.00 if he scores a goal)
Rantanen Goals Betting Stats
In each game Rantanen has played with a set points prop — one opportunity — he’s gone over the prop total.
Rantanen has recorded a poi...
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The World Junior Championship tournament got started on Friday in Minnesota. Blackhawks prospect Anton Frondell and Sweden were on the ice in the first game in the entire tournament, and they skated away with an impressive 3-2 win over a gritty Slovakian squad.
Frondell scored the first goal of the entire tournament in the middle of the second period.
GOAL: Anton Frondell (#16) with a filthy one-timer to open the scoring for Team Sweden pic.twitter.com/O5HpkyzvZL — BHF (@Blackh...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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I thought we were done with this.
Sitting down on the couch on any given evening of Blackhawks hockey, taking in the first few minutes of the game with those little twinkles of optimism that something good might happen during the next two or three hours and then having the realization — or, perhaps the reminder — settle in that this is Blackhawks lineup is simply not as good as the one on the opposite bench and that it’s going to take some rather special circumstances for the game to rema...
From Second City Hockey
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The 2026 World Junior Championship begins in Minnesota tomorrow! A player already drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks has won gold in the event every year since 2021 , and the Hawks have three prospects skating for their respective countries in this year’s event.
So, to get Blackhawks fans properly prepared for the tournament, we’ve got everything you need to know. Which teams have a Blackhawks prospect on the roster? Which 2026 draft-eligible prospects are playing (and for which teams)? Wh...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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There won’t be much to talk about from the Pittsburgh Penguins until later this weekend when their season resumes following the NHL Christmas break. The entire league is on hiatus until Saturday, but the Penguins will enjoy an extra day off before returning to action on Sunday against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Windy City. […]
From PensBurgh
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I have no doubt there’s a lot of chirping happening in the Blackhawks’ room and group chat with the World Junior Championship beginning later this week. As a reminder, the following players currently on the Blackhawks’ roster have won gold at the World Juniors: Connor Bedard (Canada), Oliver Moore (USA), Frank Nazar (USA), Connor Murphy (USA), Spencer Knight (USA), Ethan Del Mastro (Canada), Colton Dach (Canada) and Teuvo Teräväinen (Finland).
If we want to add Rockford, the list grows to...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
| 27 days ago
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We have reached the NHL’s Christmas break, Blackhawks fans. And… things aren’t great right now. The Blackhawks have sunk to dead last in the NHL standings . The break comes at a good time for the Blackhawks, who have lost their last six in a row and eight of their last ten. After the game last night, André Burakovsky looked like a frustrated man who needs a break. And I’m sure he’s not alone in that regard.
It’s not great. They can be a tough watch if you’re just looking for lots of goals...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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BLACKHAWKS
RECAPS: Flyers 3, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Blackhawks have to “win in a different way” without injured Bedard, Nazar ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks prospect breakdown: Vaclav Nestrasil proving his potential as UMass freshman ( The Athletic )
Matt Grzelcyk giving Blackhawks much-needed steadiness in larger-than-expected role ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Senators 6, Blackhawks 4 ( SC...
From Second City Hockey
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The Chicago Blackhawks added another lump of coal to the stocking on Tuesday night, losing their sixth straight game in a 4–1 defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers on Christmas Eve Eve.
The Flyers opened the scoring midway through the first period. Travis Konecny was set up in the left faceoff circle by a slick feed from Trevor Zegras and snapped it home from in close to make it 1–0.
Nine straight games of TZ46 snagging points like this. ⤵️ #PHIvsCHI | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/WU4rj...
From Second City Hockey
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In the final game before the Christmas break and in a second half of a back-to-back, the Flyers went into Chicago and came away with a wire-to-wire 3-1 victory over the Blackhawks. At the tail end of a brutal condensed schedule where the Flyers played 10 games in 17 days, the Flyers now head into the holiday break with the second highest points percentage in the East.
The Basics
First period: 10:17 – Travis Konecny (Trevor Zegras, Sean Couturier) Second period: 11:13 – Noah Ca...
From Broad Street Hockey
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The first period of this game was a dump and chase drill. The teams combined to put ten shots on net (6-4 in favor of the Flyers). Philly’s second shot didn’t happen until 10:17 had come off the clock. Unfortunately, it went in. The Blackhawks had a 7-3 advantage in scoring chances in the first period at 5-on-5 , but were chasing one after one.
The Blackhawks and Flyers really made it feel like both teams have three days off after this game in the second period… until the Flyers amazingly...
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From Second City Hockey
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It’s almost break time, folks! The Flyers are closing out their slate of action before the holidays with a quick trip out to Chicago to face off against the Blackhawks. They’re coming off of a huge win over the Canucks last night in their final home game of the year, but the next challenge is still ahead of them: keeping that momentum rolling.
Puck drop: 9:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: TNT 📻: 93.3 WMMR
Pregame reading
In case you missed it, the Flyers put together one of th...
From Broad Street Hockey
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The Chicago Blackhawks limp into Tuesday’s final matchup before the holiday break with the Philadelphia Flyers carrying a growing losing streak and an injury list that’s starting to look uncomfortably bleak.
The Flyers arrive in Chicago as one of the league’s quietest success stories, having picked up at least a point in 18 of their last 23 games while going 12-5-6 over that stretch. That run has vaulted them all the way to second in the Metropolitan Division and in the Eastern Conference...
From Second City Hockey
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The Blackhawks are hurting right now — literally and figuratively. They’re 2-7-1 in their last 10 games and have lost their last five in a row. And they’ll start tonight’s game without Connor Bedard or Frank Nazar available; Nazar left the game in Ottawa and will miss the next four weeks. So much for a merry Christmas, eh?
Unfortunately, the Blackhawks will not get their captain, Nick Foligno , back in the lineup tonight against a Flyers team that hosted (and beat) the Canucks last night ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Tuesday’s NHL matchup between the Philadelphia Flyers (18-10-7) and the Chicago Blackhawks (13-16-6) at United Center sees the Flyers favored on the road (-120 moneyline odds to win) against the Blackhawks (+100). The game begins at 9 p.m. ET on TNT.
Tune in to TNT to watch the Flyers and the Blackhawks meet.
Flyers vs. Blackhawks Game Info & Odds
When: Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET
TV Channel: TNT
Where: United Center in Chicago, Illinois
Favorite: Flyers (-120)
Unde...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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According to a report from Front Office Sports , the Chicago Blackhawks have signed a first-of-its-kind marketing deal. The deal is with Kalshi, the prediction market platform. You’ve likely seen their ads and logos popping up everywhere lately.
The Chicago NHL team has reached a deal with Kalshi, making them the first North American pro sports team to partner with a prediction-market platform, according to a statement shared with Front Office Sports .
Under the agreement—whi...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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