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Blackhawks Bits: Rinzel, Slaggert assigned to Rockford ( SCH )
Let’s pull this rig over to the soft shoulder ( Fels )
Blackhawks’ disastrous weekend leads to inflection point: Where is their season headed? ( Sun-Times )
Connor Bedard “wants to be” on Canada’s Olympic roster, but he knows others do, too ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Ducks 7, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athle...
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Following a dreadful pair of games over the weekend, the Blackhawks made a couple of roster moves that have seemed increasingly likely over the last few weeks.
On Monday, the Blackhawks announced that Landon Slaggert and Sam Rinzel have both been sent to the Rockford IceHogs.
The Blackhawks have sent Sam Rinzel and Landon Slaggert down to Rockford. Slaggert was expected. Rinzel wasn't. But this does feel like the right time for a confidence reset for him. — Ben Pope (@BenPopeCS...
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RECAPS: Ducks 7, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
RECAPS: Kings 6, Blackhawks 0 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
Can the Blackhawks keep defying analytics models with efficient scoring and goaltending? ( Sun-Times ) ( Editor’s note: quite the headline to have under those two game scores, isn’t it?)
Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson isn’t ready to say “I...
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The Blackhawks capped a terrible weekend in California by losing 7-1 to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night.
Let’s summarize the game thusly:
Arvid Söderblom has given up seven goals.
He's also made a career-high 46 saves. — Mark Lazerus ( @marklazerus.bsky.social ) December 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
No, we’re not going to look at any of the seven goals Anaheim scored. We will look at the one Chicago scored, which was from Tyler Bertuzzi but came long after the outcome had been d...
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A weeklong jaunt out west ends on Sunday night with the Blackhawks in the OC to face the Anaheim Ducks.
This game serves as the final piece of bread on a California-centric sandwich of games that had one in Vegas and a pair in LA on the inside of it. These two teams met last Sunday at the United Center, with a Connor Bedard Show taking over during a 5-3 Blackhawks victory . Anaheim’s had three more games since, picking up wins over St. Louis last Monday and over Washington on Friday but h...
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The Chicago Blackhawks were thoroughly steamrolled Saturday night, surrendering six goals to the LA Kings and being shutout while offering all the resistance of a revolving door. Gross.
Warren Foegele opened the scoring 1:55 into the second period, dropping to one knee and hammering home a one-timer set up by Trevor Moore. Tyler Bertuzzi coughed the puck up along the boards trying to kick it out of danger and too many other Blackhawks were puck watching, leaving Foegele wide open.
Mo...
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The Chicago Blackhawks are once again in Los Angeles Saturday to take on the Kings. Considering this will be the second time the Blackhawks face the Kings in three days, nothing much has changed since our last preview except that the Blackhawks pulled off a 2-1 victory in the first meeting.
In that game, the Blackhawks and Kings played a tight, low-scoring game that didn’t see a breakthrough until the second period. After a scoreless first, Chicago finally opened things up on a power play...
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RECAPS: Blackhawks 2, Kings 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
Spin class: How a Blackhawks vet’s hockey smarts keep teammates in awe ( The Athletic )
Blackhawks prospect updates: Roman Kantserov showing “bulldog mentality” in Russia as NHL arrival nears ( Sun-Times )
Musings on Madison, Episode 197 — Playoffs?! ( SCH )
It’s clear now: Connor Bedard will be a championship-...
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The Hawks built up a multi-goal lead and never let it slip away while beating the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 out in California on Thursday night.
After a scoreless opening period, the Hawks took a 1-0 lead when Tyler Bertuzzi found Connor Bedard in prime hockey real estate for this relatively easy tap-in goal during a Chicago power play:
GOAL: Connor Bedard FLYING TO THE NET to jam in Bertuzzi’s pass! pic.twitter.com/fAa3O9UYt6 — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 5, 2025
A back-b...
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A weird scheduling quirk has the Hawks playing a pair of games in a row against the Los Angeles Kings over the next three days, with the first arriving on Thursday night out in California.
These two teams met in Chicago in on Oct. 26, with the Kings snuffing out most of the Hawks’ offense during a 3-1 victory for the visitors . LA’s been up and down since: they lost three of four on both sides of Halloween, then won four straight before losing five of seven, including a 3-1 loss to the Ca...
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Musings on Madison, Episode 197 — Playoffs?! ( SCH )
It’s clear now: Connor Bedard will be a championship-caliber centerpiece for Blackhawks ( Sun-Times )
Wyatt Kaiser has found another outlet for his creativity: playing guitar ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Golden Knights 4, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Tribune )
Laurent Brossoit begins AHL conditioning stint as Blackhawks seek trade partner ( Sun-Times ...
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RECAPS: Golden Knights 4, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Tribune )
Laurent Brossoit begins AHL conditioning stint as Blackhawks seek trade partner ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks power rankings: Connor Bedard’s Hart case, the black jerseys, UC attendance surge ( The Athletic )
Blackhawks Week That Was and Will Be, 12/1: Number Munchers! ( SCH )
The percentages are flattening out, except for one guy ( Fels...
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An entertaining hockey game unfolded in Sin City on Tuesday night, although the Blackhawks could not hang on to a pair of one-goal leads, losing 4-3 in the shootout to the Vegas Golden Knights.
VGK scored 27 seconds into the game when Ivan Barbashev banked one in off the skate of Wyatt Kaiser:
Vegas scores first as a pass deflects off Kaiser’s skate and in pic.twitter.com/hxqitTKXkg — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 3, 2025
Oliver Moore tied the game up about a minute late...
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The holiday season is officially upon us as the calendar flips to December and the Hawks are taking a trip out west for the next week, kicking off a stretch of four road games in six days on Tuesday night when they face the Vegas Golden Knights.
VGK enters this game sitting third in Pacific Division with 30 points (11-6-8) from 25 games, well within striking distance of Anaheim (16-9-1). The trends have been more down than up in VGK of late, with the team crashing back to Earth after goin...
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Blackhawks Week That Was and Will Be, 12/1: Number Munchers! ( SCH )
The percentages are flattening out, except for one guy ( Fels )
Analyzing Blackhawks’ attendance: Ticket sales back on track after slow start ( Sun-Times )
Teuvo provides consistency for Blackhawks, but he believes he can “always do better” ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 5, Ducks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The...
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We have a main course to explore in a bit, so this opening will be brief. But as of this writing on Dec. 1 and the Chicago Blackhawks currently sit in a playoff spot — kind of. They occupy the second wild card spot if you account for the fact that their 27 points have game in one fewer game (25) than it’s taken three other teams out West to amass 27 points (Utah, San Jose, Edmonton). If the figures are based on points percentage alone, then the second wild card spot actually goes to the Winnip...
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RECAPS: Blackhawks 5, Ducks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
Why Blackhawks are amazed by Spencer Knight’s off-ice habits: Red-light mats, intermission meals and more ( Sun-Times )
Four factors behind Frank Nazar’s quiet November ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Predators 4, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
NHL parity this season gives Blackhawks better chance of play...
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The Chicago Blackhawks dug themselves a three-goal hole in the first period, then climbed all the way out of it to beat the Anaheim Ducks 5–3 on Sunday and finally snap their five-game winless skid.
The Ducks blitzed the Blackhawks early with two goals in the first 47 seconds. First, Cutter Gauthier buried a cross-ice feed from Troy Terry just 15 seconds into the game.
🚨 Cutter 🚨 He gets the party started just 15 seconds into this game! #FlyTogether pic.twitter.com/jHRndfJUuz —...
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The Chicago Blackhawks wrap up their current homestead on Sunday afternoon against the Anaheim Ducks, aiming to put an end to their five-game slide.
The Ducks have been one of the surprise stories of the season, charging out to one of their best starts in years. They currently sit at the top of the Pacific Division thanks to having the second best offense in the league, a production rate that is primarily derived from having one of the most productive under-25 groups this season. The defe...
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