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RECAPS: Jets 4, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Fighting, hitting, defending teammates: Young Blackhawks learning NHL’s physical game ( Athletic )
Why did the Blackhawks practice fighting? To “learn how to protect ourselves” ( Sun-Times )
Jeff Blashill is right to use Blackhawks’ final games for experimentation ( Sun-Times )
Why Bedard’s offensive growth with Blackhawks stems...
The Blackhawks rallied from a 3-1 deficit to force overtime but could not pick up the victory, losing 4-3 to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night at the United Center.
About five minutes into the first period, Chicago went ahead 1-0 on the first NHL goal of Anton Frondell’s career:
GOAL: Anton Frondell scores his first NHL goal on Connor Hellebuyck. pic.twitter.com/0aaHJcgbka — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) April 1, 2026
That lead remained until early in the second period, when Jos...
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The Blackhawks have a quick stop at the United Center on Tuesday night before another road trip begins later this week, with Jonathan Toews and the Winnipeg Jets visiting 1901 W. Madison this evening.
When these two teams met four weeks ago in Manitoba — a 3-2 Jets win in overtime — Winnipeg’s playoff hopes seemed unrealistic, with the Jets then being 10 points out with 23 games remaining and four teams in the way. Time continues to be a dwindling resource but the Jets are making it inter...
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
BLACKHAWKS
Jeff Blashill is right to use Blackhawks’ final games for experimentation ( Sun-Times )
Why Bedard’s offensive growth with Blackhawks stems from him creating more space ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Devils 5, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Fels )
Move to center latest change for Frondell as Blackhawks rookie adjusts to NHL ( Athletic )
Artyom Levshunov sidelined with hand fracture...
Mike and Dan recap a week in which the Islanders made us mad, then happy, then both in the same day before celebrating the Rangers elimination with a new Ranger Piece Theatre. The pendulum swung every way possible last week for the Islanders. An inexcusable loss to the lowly Blackhawks made the season look over. […]
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
BLACKHAWKS
RECAPS: Devils 5, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times )
Move to center latest change for Frondell as Blackhawks rookie adjusts to NHL ( Athletic )
Artyom Levshunov sidelined with hand fracture ( Sun-Times )
Despite limited ice time, Sam Lafferty is beloved by the Blackhawks: “He’s just a joy to be around” ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Rangers 6, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athleti...
Here are your links for today: Devils Links The Devils scored two goals in 19 seconds to give themselves a third-period lead and then held on to claim a 5-3 win over the Blackhawks on Sunday. [Devils NHL] A familiar result against the Hurricanes as of late: Three second-period Carolina goals pushed the Hurricanes to […]
After a terrible loss to the Carolina Hurricanes yesterday evening, which really decimated the New Jersey Devils’ longshot playoff hopes, I was looking for one thing above all in the team tonight: whether or not the Devils would play the game for a full 60 minutes and give their best effort. And to be honest, […]
The Chicago Blackhawks closed out their road trip with a 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, blowing the lead three times in the process.
The Blackhawks opened the scoring 4:19 into the game. Jake Allen was slow playing the puck behind the net, so Anton Frondell swept in to steal it and set up Ilya Mikheyev out front for an open-net goal, making it 1-0.
from 0 to 95 in no time 🏁 pic.twitter.com/cgOKYp7XU3 — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) March 29, 2026
The De...
The Chicago Blackhawks wrap up their road trip with a stop in New Jersey to face the Devils, looking to salvage something, anything , from a stretch that’s quickly gone off the rails.
It’s been a while since the Blackhawks last saw the Devils — all the way back in mid-November — and the version of this team now feels pretty different from the one that was still hovering around the playoff picture at the time. The Devils spent the first couple of months flirting with relevance in the Easte...
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (37-33-2) at the Chicago Blackhawks (27-33-13) The Time: 7:00 PM EDT The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, NHLN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network Effectively Eliminated The New Jersey Devils were keeping their playoff hopes at least somewhat alive over the past couple weeks, winning most of their games. However, key […]
The Flyers are back in action tonight for the first game of this weekend’s back-to-back. They’ve taken this show on the road, heading to Detroit to face off against the Red Wings and looking to build on the momentum from Thursday’s huge win over the Blackhawks, and for a chance to remain right in the thick of the playoff race. It’s make-or-break time again, folks!
Puck drop: 8:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: ABC 📻: 93.3 WMMR
Pregame reading
The kids have been showin...
After dropping Tuesday’s game against the Blue Jackets — a critical matchup in their push to remain in the mix for a playoff spot — in pretty deflated fashion, the Flyers found themselves well and truly on the ropes, as they looked to keep their playoff hopes alive. Thursday’s next matchup, then, against the visiting Blackhawks was going to be critical to helping them get things back on track, if they could again tap into a short memory and turn the page quickly.
And what the team deliver...
They could barely get 10 shots last week, but beating Chicago in a lottery race? Of course. Sykora’s first, Laf keeps rolling, and the tank takes another dent.
The Chicago Blackhawks dropped their second game in a row to the New York Rangers on Friday night, a 6-1 loss that gave the Rangers jus their 10th win at home, 73 games into their season.
With 2:26 remaining in the first period, Nick Lardis opened up scoring after some solid offensive work from the second line and the first D-pair, giving the Hawks a 1-0 lead.
GOAL: Vlasic to Bertuzzi to Lardis to open the scoring! pic.twitter.com/1DmlWxVtp7 — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) March 27, 2...
A night for the kids—Sykora scores, Fortescue debuts, and Garand earns his first NHL win in a dominant Rangers showing.
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The Chicago Blackhawks wrap up a set of back-to-back games against the New York Rangers on Friday night. In the house of the worst home team in the NHL, the Hawks have a chance to make amends for last night’s turnover debacle .
The last time these two met was a 3-0 shutout for Chicago at the United Center on Dec. 3. The New York Rangers were having an up-and-down start to the season. Since then, it’s been mostly down. The Rangers sit in 31st place with 65 points and were officially elimin...
In a sloppy, turnover-filled mess from start to finish, the Chicago Blackhawks fell 5-1 to the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday.
The Flyers opened the scoring just 48 seconds into the game. Spencer Knight tried to play the puck to Artyom Levshunov, but Christian Dvorak hustled to intercept the pass and fed Alex Bump in front for an easy tap-in, giving the Flyers a 1-0 lead.
Knight misplays it and the Flyers capitalize to open the scoring: pic.twitter.com/iiLIP7m9nm — BHF (@Blackhaw...
After a disappointing loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night, the Philadelphia Flyers bounced back in dominant fashion, controlling play against the Chicago Blackhawks en route to a convincing 5-1 victory to keep their playoff hopes alive.
The Basics
First period: 0:48 – Alex Bump (Christian Dvorak), 2:33 – Sean Couturier (Luke Glendening)
Second period: 5:14 – Denver Barkey (Trevor Zegras, Owen Tippett), 11:11 – Connor Bedard (Anton Frontell, Louis Crevier), 12:41 –...
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The Philadelphia Flyers are looking to bounce back from missing out on the big opportunity earlier this week, and need to get the two points Thursday night against the Chicago Blackhawks if they even want to be able to think of the possibility of the playoffs.
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
We might not get to see Nikita Grebenkin against the Blackhawks but it’s not because Rick Tocchet has decided to scratch the young f...