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BLACKHAWKS
The Blackhawks Week That Was and Will Be, 4/8: You play to win the game ( SCH )
Blackhawks have found power play that works: Connor Bedard quarterbacking five forwards ( Sun-Times )
2026 NHL prospect pool rankings: No. 1 Chicago Blackhawks ( Athletic )
Musings on Madison, Episode 207 — The Blackhawks’ youth movement takes off ( SCH )
Korchinski hopes Chicago summer prepares him for full-tim...
As more and more prospects have arrived at the NHL level over the last few seasons while more and more losses have piled up alongside them, there’s been a thought lurking in the back of my mind that was summarized fairly well in this comment from SCH user Spknight appreciation association in the recap from last Thursday’s loss to the Oilers :
You have to wonder a bit what all this losing is doing to the young core’s culture. All the old leadership that left had at least some idea of wha...
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
BLACKHAWKS
Musings on Madison, Episode 207 — The Blackhawks’ youth movement takes off ( SCH )
Korchinski hopes Chicago summer prepares him for full-time NHL play ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks need to be logical and buy out Burakovsky this summer ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Sharks 3, Blackhawks 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic ) ( Fels )
Anton Frondell “living the dream” after two weeks in NHL ( Sun...
They're playing the kids.
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
BLACKHAWKS
RECAPS: Sharks 3, Blackhawks 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Anton Frondell “living the dream” after two weeks in NHL ( Sun-Times )
Bedard reflects on the Blackhawks season that was, not what might have been ( Athletic )
Analyzing where Artyom Levshunov stands after chaotic Blackhawks rookie season ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks’ new generation embracing challenge of conquering NHL together (...
Chicago’s final road game of the 2025-26 season ended with a defeat, this one a 3-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks.
The Hawks scored first just a power play expired about nine minutes into the game, when some nifty puck movement resulted in a one-timer for Frank Nazar, with the resultant rebound leading to an easy tap-in for Ryan Donato:
GOAL: Ryan Donato buries a rebound as the power play expires to open the scoring. pic.twitter.com/69k4nTzlKh — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) April 7, 20...
Head down to the comments to talk about Monday’s game against the Sharks!
Game Preview
The San Jose Sharks host the Chicago Blackhawks tonight and the Sharks most definitely need a win against a team that’s out of the playoff race, especially if the Sharks want to stay in the race. As of this afternoon, the Sharks are two points out of a playoff spot but have a game in hand.
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In other words, the team has a shot, but the margins are getting thinner every day and winning is starting to get more and more important.
The Blackhawks would love to play spoiler,...
The words “last” and “final” continue popping up in descriptions of Blackhawks games, as Chicago wraps up the road portion of its 2025-26 season on Monday night in San Jose against the Sharks.
A quick glance at the standings suggests that San Jose is the superior team, as a win in this game would insert the Sharks into a three-way tie for the second wild card spot with Nashville and Los Angeles, which already have 81 points in 76 games and San Jose at 79 in 75. But the minus-36 goal diffe...
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BLACKHAWKS
Analyzing where Artyom Levshunov stands after chaotic Blackhawks rookie season ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks’ new generation embracing challenge of conquering NHL together ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Kraken 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Athletic )
Who will step up and become the Blackhawks’ next defensive stopper? ( Athletic )
Lardis’ confidence surging with Blackhawks as he learns how to sc...
The Blackhawks snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday night with a 4-2 win over a struggling Seattle Kraken team.
Neither team scored in the first, but it took Teuvo Teravainen to score on an otherwise sloppy power play 9:15 into the second period.
GOAL: Teuvo Teravainen drives to the net and jams in a power-play goal. pic.twitter.com/PP3o2L96aF — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) April 5, 2026
With under a minute remaining in the second, Tyler Bertuzzi scored his 32nd goal of...
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The Chicago Blackhawks continue their road trip out west with a stop against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.
The Kraken sit four points out of the second wild card spot with 75 points. Four teams stand between Seattle and the San Jose Sharks and, boy, Seattle isn’t quite the analytics darling. The Kraken sit in 31st in 5-on-5 shot attempt share (one spot below Chicago) and 31st in 5-on-5 expected goals share (one spot above Chicago). Add on their minus-25 goal differential, and it’s all m...
Brad Treliving was trying to blow up the Toronto Maple Leafs ahead of this season's trade deadline. There's been multiple reports floating around that Treliving, who's now fired, was talking with several teams around winger Matthew Knies. The Chicago Blackhawks and Montreal Canadiens are two of the frontrunners, who had interest, but Treliving was working a very hard bargain. According to Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos, Treliving was asking for two first-round picks and a top prospect in return for ...
You know what’s cooler than the Oilers winning three straight games? Four games. Know what’s cooler than the Oilers winning for straight games? You guessed it. Five. Five straight games. And while Thursday’s win over the Chicago Blackhawks wasn’t without its speed bumps (read: posts), Edmonton found a way to win even when things didn’t…
The Blackhawks were officially eliminated from playoff contention night on Thursday night in Edmonton after a 3-1 loss to the Oilers.
After a scoreless first period and with Spencer Knight briefly in the locker room while dealing with an equipment issue, Adam Henrqiue scored the game’s first goal on a breakaway that he finished after Arvid Soderblom made the initial save.
Adam Henrique – Edmonton Oilers (3) pic.twitter.com/fxQKEhffrE — NHL Goal Videos (@NHLGoalVideos) April 3, ...
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Chicago heads away from home ice for the final time this season, kicking off a three-game road trip in Edmonton against the Oilers on Thursday night.
The Oilers may just be clicking at the right time, entering this game as winners of four straight and with a 9-4-1 records in their last 14 games. Playoff seeding is still yet to be decided in the Pacific, with Anaheim and Vegas also fighting with the Oilers for divisional supremacy. All three teams have played 75 games, with Anaheim up top ...
The Edmonton Oilers lineup will have a bit of a different look on Thursday as the Chicago Blackhawks roll into town. While Tristan Jarry will start between the pipes, the Oilers might be without forward Zach Hyman, who head coach Kris Knoblauch ruled a game-time decision. Hyman wasn’t on the ice for Wednesday’s practice with…
The Oilers are riding a season-high four-game winning streak, and with the Ducks dropping three consecutive games, Edmonton has suddenly put itself within striking distance of first place in the Pacific Division. With the basement-dwelling Blackhawks in town, this is a chance to increase the pressure on a young Anaheim team. Chicago Blackhawks @ Edmonton…
During the second period of Tuesday’s game against the Jets, as a 1-0 Hawks lead became a 3-1 deficit thanks to a pair of quick Winnipeg goals in the second, some idiot posted this online:
It's hard to even be bothered at this point. Just back to apathy. — Second City Hockey ( @secondcityhockey.bsky.social ) March 31, 2026 at 8:57 PM
A touch dramatic? Probably. It wasn’t just that the Hawks were suddenly down two goals, it’s that a promising first period had — once again! — bee...
With their win over the Chicago Blackhawks, the True North franchise pulled within a point of the Western Conference’s final wildcard spot while moving up the standings to sit with the National Hockey League’s 23rd best record. Yet, the races are so tight at this point of time, that situation changed with last night’s slate of games.
In a contest that the Winnipeg Jets would have been very interested in since the clubs involved are just ahead and behind them in the wildcard race, the Los ...
The magic number the Edmonton Oilers are focused on isn’t the one used in nuclear physics. It’s the number of points the Oilers need to clinch their playoff spot. That number for the team is 10. Sure, it’s a formality at this point for a team with 98.9 per cent odds of making the post-season,…
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BLACKHAWKS
Breaking down Anton Frondell’s best NHL performance so far ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks’ Bedard, Frondell, Nazar pack a 1-2-3 center punch ( Athletic )
RECAPS: Jets 4, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Fels )
The Great Levshunov Review ( Fels )
Fighting, hitting, defending teammates: Young Blackhawks learning NHL’s physical game ( Athletic )
Why did the Blackhawks practice f...
The Edmonton Oilers host the Chicago Blackhawks on April 2 at Rogers Place, and it’ll be the first time Connor Murphy and Jason Dickinson suit up against their former team since being traded just before the trade deadline, along with Colton Dach. Dach has only played in three games for the Oilers before being sidelined…