The Chicago Blackhawks were under siege most of the night but pushed the Tampa Bay Lightning to the shootout and ultimately fell 2–1 on Friday night, picking up their third point out of a possible four on a back-to-back weekend.
The Blackhawks opened the scoring with 2:18 left in the first period on the power play. A quick pass from Oliver Moore along the left-wing boards and a subtle touch pass by Nick Lardis sent Ryan Greene skating into the slot, where he snapped a wrister into the net...
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Fresh off an exciting win in Carolina on Thursday night, the Blackhawks return to the United Center for a second game in as many nights against a top team from the Eastern Conference. This time, it’s the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Lightning have spent the past few months reminding everyone that writing them off too early is usually a bad idea. After a slow start and dealing with a pile of early-season injuries, Tampa Bay has surged into second place in a wildly packed Atlantic Division (.68...
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RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Hurricanes 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic )
Blackhawks will keep Oliver Moore at center, balance minutes with deeper lineup ( Sun-Times )
What I’m hearing about the Blackhawks as the trade deadline approaches ( Athletic )
Blackhawks Bits: Nazar’s return appearing imminent ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
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Regulation and overtime weren’t enough to decide a winner, but the Blackhawks used the shootout to pick up both points in a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in Raleigh.
Just after the midpoint of the first period, Chicago went ahead 1-0 when a solo effort from Ilya Mikheyev resulted in a shorthanded goal:
GOAL: Ilya Mikheyev with a signature shorthanded steal and then he scores on the ensuing rush. What a play pic.twitter.com/QF9v0LQhWj — BHF (@BlackhawksF...
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A stretch of games against top-tier opponents for the Hawks begins on Thursday night in Raleigh against the Carolina Hurricanes.
In the last seven seasons, Carolina has typically resided near the top of the league standings and has made a trio of conference final appearances — but they haven’t been able to clear that last hurdle just yet. This season continues the regular-season portion of that trend, with the Hurricanes all alone atop the Metro with 66 points in 50 games (31-15-4), well ...
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Blackhawks Bits: Nazar’s return appearing imminent ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Musings on Madison, Episode 201 — Up and Down and Around We Go ( SCH )
Blackhawks’ youth pairing of Levshunov, Kaiser searching for optimal balance ( Athletic )
Will Arvid Soderblom’s subpar results open the door for Drew Commesso? ( Sun-Times )
What can Connor Bedard learn from Toews’ legendary run as Blac...
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The Blackhawks were back to practice on Wednesday and looked as close to full health as they have in a few months.
Part of that was Andre Burakovsky’s return from an illness that sidelined him on Monday night against Winnipeg, but the biggest step in that direction was Frank Nazar’s full participation in practice, suggesting he’ll play for the first time in a month when the Hawks visit the Hurricanes on Thursday night.
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Will Arvid Soderblom’s subpar results open the door for Drew Commesso? ( Sun-Times )
What can Connor Bedard learn from Toews’ legendary run as Blackhawks captain? ( Athletic )
Blashill the Turtle ( Fels )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 2, Jets 0 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic )
Toews, Blackhawks fans renew a “special” bond for one night ( Sun-Times )
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RECAPS: Blackhawks 2, Jets 0 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic )
Toews, Blackhawks fans renew a “special” bond for one night ( Sun-Times )
Next up for Slaggert: Learning how to finish scoring chances ( Athletic )
What’s causing Ryan Donato’s decreased production? ( Sun-Times )
Frank Nazar logs a full practice, and his return to game action may be close ( Tribune )
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Spencer Knight delivered a 32-save shutout and the Chicago Blackhawks ended their three-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night at the United Center.
After a scoreless first period, the Blackhawks finally broke through at 13:21 of the second. Ryan Donato flipped a long pass to a streaking Jason Dickinson, who settled the bouncing puck in the offensive zone and slipped a wrist shot between Connor Hellebuyck’s pads to make it 1-0.
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The Blackhawks close out their four-game homestand on Monrday against the Winnipeg Jets, hoping to snap a recent skid and return to the win column.
The Jets’ season has unraveled after a decent start. Winnipeg won seven of its first 10 games but have watched things steadily slide downhill since. The Jets are currently 31st in the league standings, and the underlying numbers explain why: a 48.16 percent shot-attempt share at 5-on-5 (24th in the NHL) and a 46.67 percent expected goals share...
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What’s causing Ryan Donato’s decreased production? ( Sun-Times )
Frank Nazar logs a full practice, and his return to game action may be close ( Tribune )
RECAPS: Bruins 5, Blackhawks 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic )
How Jeff Blashill has cleverly maintained continuity in Blackhawks’ forward lines ( Sun-Times )
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Despite scoring the first two goals of the game, the Blackhawks allowed five unanswered goals to fall 5-2 to the Bruins on Saturday night, losing their fourth straight home game.
The Blackhawks struck first at 16:14 of the opening period. Just seconds after a power play expired, Andre Burakovsky found Ryan Greene alone in the slot, and Greene snapped a wrist shot past Joonas Korpisalo to give Chicago a 1-0 lead.
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The Chicago Blackhawks host the Boston Bruins on Saturday night, looking to reset their homestand after dropping three straight games at the United Center.
The Bruins have put together a decently strong season so far, sitting in a wild card spot with a .583 points percentage (27-19-2), which is no small feat considering they’re slogging through what is arguably the toughest division in hockey — one where every team is north of .500. They’ve been especially hot of late, going 7–2–1 in thei...
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RECAPS: Flames 3, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks helping Burakovsky become more responsible defensive player ( Sun-Times )
Getting to know forward Oliver Moore: Sizzling speed and family memoirs ( Athletic )
How a system change made the Blackhawks’ penalty kill one of the NHL’s best units ( Sun-Times )
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The Chicago Blackhawks fell 3-1 to the Calgary Flames in a game on Thursday night that was effectively decided early, with all but one of the scoring coming before the midway point of the first period.
The Blackhawks struck first, opening the scoring just 2:44 into the game. Colton Dach worked the puck to Nick Foligno, who snapped a wrist shot past Devin Cooley to give Chicago an early 1-0 lead.
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The Chicago Blackhawks host the Calgary Flames on Thursday night at the United Center, hoping to get back in the win column as the flu bug that’s ripped through the locker room appears to be winding down.
This season has largely gone sideways for the Flames, who enter the midpoint of the year sitting 30th in the league by points percentage (.457) and looking every bit like a team stuck in neutral. On paper, they look mostly average — the Flames own 51.01 percent of shot attempts (12th in ...
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How a system change made the Blackhawks’ penalty kill one of the NHL’s best units ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks stalwart Connor Murphy has become a true Chicagoan — but for how much longer? ( Athletic )
Bedard is back at Blackhawks practice after illness — and Nazar gets in some work ( Tribune )
Nick Lardis is getting more comfortable with the Blackhawks after call up: “It feels a little more normal”...
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Levelheaded mindset helping Blackhawks prospect Marek Vanacker rack up goals in OHL ( Sun-Times )
Bears buzz has Blackhawks dreaming about day they will run the city: “They go crazy here” ( Athletic )
Down With the Sickness ( Fels )
RECAPS: Oilers 4, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Louis Crevier evolving into “complete player” with sudden offensive growth ( Sun-Times )
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