The Chicago Blackhawks erased a two-goal deficit after the first to earn a point, but ultimately fell 3-2 in a shootout to the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
The Islanders opened the scoring less than three minutes into the game. After forcing a turnover, Simon Holmstrom dropped a centering pass to Calum Ritchie, who snapped a wrister past Spencer Knight to give New York an early 1-0 lead.
Holmstrom sets up Ritchie to open the scoring pic.twitter.com/Gq0FwgFA3d — BHF (@Bl...
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The Chicago Blackhawks close out the 2025 calendar year on home ice Tuesday night, hosting the New York Islanders as they look to finish the year on a stronger note.
The Islanders come into this one sitting third in the Metropolitan Division by points percentage (.590), a spot that looks solid on paper but hardly comfortable in practice thanks to a crowded playoff picture. The Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres are right on their heels — the latter of which is on a nine-game winning stea...
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Bedard resumes skating as Jeff Blashill defends Blackhawks’ desire to improve ( Sun-Times )
Foligno’s return adds a little depth to decimated forward corps ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Penguins 7, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
Blackhawks need more from Oliver Moore, but they also need to give him more ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Stars 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times...
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RECAPS: Penguins 7, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
Blackhawks need more from Oliver Moore, but they also need to give him more ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Stars 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
Blackhawks suddenly tracking toward another top-five draft pick due to NHL parity ( Sun-Times )
AJ Spellacy knows his NHL path with the Bl...
The Blackhawks were blown out at the United Center on Sunday night, losing 7-3 to the Penguins.
Pittsburgh had this game wrapped up by the end of the first period thanks to four goals in the opening 20 minutes. Anthony Mantha was first, scoring during the game’s second minute:
Mantha opens the scoring for Pittsburgh pic.twitter.com/fghCnXPxig — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 29, 2025
Bryan Rust followed at the 7:19 mark of the first:
Rust snipes to make it 2-0 Pittsb...
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Fresh off the snapping of a six-game losing streak, the Hawks are back home on Sunday night to host the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Somehow, in the year 2025, a preview involving this Pittsburgh franchises still requires writing the names Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, as all three remain key contributors for the team despite Crosby and Letang being 38 and Malkin being 39. Perhaps that reliance on older players — don’t forget about 35-year-old Erik Karlsson, either — also explains...
The Blackhawks ended their six-game losing streak with a 4-3 shootout win against the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.
The Blackhawks opened the scoring 3:20 into the opening period. On their first shot of the game, Tyler Bertuzzi finished a give-and-go with Alex Vlasic, snapping a quick shot past Jake Oettinger to give the Blackhawks an early 1-0 lead.
making it look easy🔥 pic.twitter.com/dleGlznCEl — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 28, 2025
The Stars tied the...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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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 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
Is it time to turn attention to draft lottery again as Blackhawks’ playoff hopes slide? ( The Athletic )
W...
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RECAPS: Senators 6, Blackhawks 4 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic )
Is it time to turn attention to draft lottery again as Blackhawks’ playoff hopes slide? ( The Athletic )
What does Nick Lardis’ future with the Blackhawks hold? Luke Evangelista offers some clues ( Sun-Times )
Musings on Madison, Episode 199 — Deep breaths ( SCH )
RECAPS: Canadiens 4, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( ...
The Blackhawks lost a high-scoring affair 6-4 on the road against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon, with some postgame news that made things a little bit worse, even after Chicago’s fifth straight loss.
Ottawa had a first-period goal overturned by a Blackhawks challenge:
Blackhawks challenge successfully. No goal https://t.co/S4O9vureQ6 pic.twitter.com/6cieCytwl1 — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 20, 2025
Chicago also challenged this Ottawa goal scored by Tyler Kl...
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The Hawks end their weeklong trek through Canada on Saturday afternoon against the Ottawa Senators.
Ottawa enters this game on a bit of a surge, having won three of its last four games — most recently a 4-0 win at home over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Outside of that stretch, though, there are a bunch of Ls on their schedule, including a 7-3 loss to these Blackhawks in Chicago back on Oct. 28. Connor Bedard had a hat trick that night. A lot of the items from that preview re...
Perhaps doom and gloom is too pessimistic for the current state of things.
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RECAPS: Canadiens 4, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( The Athletic )
Blackhawks switch up power-play units, seeking spark without Connor Bedard ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks power rankings: Bedard’s shoulder, Nazar’s slump, Levshunov’s alarm clock ( The Athletic )
The Blackhawks Week That Was and Will Be, 12/17: Shifting tides ( SCH )
For trade purposes, Blackhawks should try to spread out d...
The Blackhawks losing streak is now at four games after they lost 4-1 to the Montreal Canadiens in Quebec on Thursday night.
The first two periods featured a pair of actual goals and a pair of overturned goals — one apiece for each team. Chicago had the first overturned goal …
Montreal challenges and the goal is overturned https://t.co/dCgPxPjK6c pic.twitter.com/zZGY0Cwh6Q — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 19, 2025
… as well as the first actual goal, which was the first on...
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