Frank Nazar is on the struggle bus right now for the Chicago Blackhawks. He hasn’t scored a goal since Oct. 28 — a stretch of 17 games. And some fans have extrapolated from his goal scoring woes that he isn’t playing well in other areas of the game.
Since he returned from the injury he suffered in Calgary, Nazar has nine assists in 12 games; he has assists in eight of the 12 games. He’s put 23 shots on net over that span, but none of them have found the back of the net.
Do the Blackh...
One week ago, the Blackhawks came back from a three-goal deficit to blow the doors off the Anaheim Ducks in Chicago. The game was chippy. The two teams were chirping each other the entire 60 minutes. And the Blackhawks let them know what the final score was as they left the ice.
One week later, Joel Quenneville may have dusted off his Michael Jordan “and I took that personally” meme collection and got his team ready to play. The Blackhawks didn’t get off the bus, and the Ducks didn’t take...
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
BLACKHAWKS
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...
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...
When the Blackhawks hosted the Ducks one week ago, Anaheim jumped all over them and took and early lead. They pressed the Blackhawks early and often in the first period again tonight, but it took move than 10 minutes for the home team to take the lead tonight. The Ducks only scored once in the first period.
The Blackhawks were completely overwhelmed in the second period, and the dam eventually broke. That tends to happen when the shots on goal ratio is nearly 4:1 in favor of the other tea...
Head down to the comments to talk about Sunday’s game against the Ducks!
Game Preview
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...
The Blackhawks spent three days in Los Angeles and came away with one win — in the first of the two games. Last night’s game saw the Blackhawks skate a good first period and then the wheels completely fall off. They’ll look to rebound against an Anaheim team they haven’t seen nearly as recently as the Kings; it’s been one full week since the Blackhawks and Ducks squared off.
The Hawks won’t have a morning skate again on Sunday, but we can safely assume Arvid Söderblom will get the start b...
Will Tyler Bertuzzi score for the Chicago Blackhawks versus the Anaheim Ducks, on Sunday at 8:00 PM ET? Stats and info to help you make the best call are available below.
Tyler Bertuzzi Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Ducks
Anytime Goal Odds: +200 (Bet $10 to win $20.00 if he scores a goal)
Bertuzzi Goals Betting Stats
Bertuzzi has topped his points prop bet in one game he’s played with a set points prop.
Through 25 games played this season, Bertuzzi has posted 24 points, with eight mu...
Is Connor Bedard going to score a goal when his Chicago Blackhawks face the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday? The puck drops at 8:00 PM ET — we can help you make the right bet via the stats and trends provided below.
Connor Bedard Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Ducks
Anytime Goal Odds: +140 (Bet $10 to win $14.00 if he scores a goal)
Bedard Goals Betting Stats
Bedard has topped his points prop bet in one game he’s played with a set points prop.
Through 28 games played this season, Bedard has p...
On Sunday at 8:00 PM ET, the Chicago Blackhawks face the Anaheim Ducks — will Andre Burakovsky light the lamp? There are stats and trends in this article, to help you make the best wager.
Andre Burakovsky Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Ducks
Anytime Goal Odds: +330 (Bet $10 to win $33.00 if he scores a goal)
Burakovsky Goals Betting Stats
Burakovsky has topped his points prop bet in one game he’s played with a set points prop.
In 23 games played this season, Burakovsky has posted 18 p...
Will Leo Carlsson score for the Anaheim Ducks versus the Chicago Blackhawks, on Sunday at 8:00 PM ET? Stats and info to help you make the best wager are available in this article.
Leo Carlsson Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Blackhawks
Anytime Goal Odds: +170 (Bet $10 to win $17.00 if he scores a goal)
Carlsson Goals Betting Stats
Carlsson has not yet eclipsed a points prop bet in any game he’s played this year (one opportunity with a set points prop).
Carlsson has put up a point in 21...
When the Anaheim Ducks play the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday (at 8:00 PM ET), is Beckett Sennecke likely to light the lamp? We have stats and info to help you make the best wager here.
Beckett Sennecke Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Blackhawks
Anytime Goal Odds: +280 (Bet $10 to win $28.00 if he scores a goal)
Sennecke Goals Betting Stats
Through 28 games, Sennecke has 22 points, including five multi-point contests.
Sennecke has scored in seven of 28 games this season, with multiple g...
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...
Head down to the comments to talk about Saturday’s game against the Kings!
Game Preview
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...
For the second consecutive game, the Blackhawks will face the Kings in Los Angeles tonight. At least this game starts an hour earlier? And at least the Blackhawks were able to pull out an important, impressive win the previous meeting.
Teuvo Teräväinen is a game-time decision after taking a puck to the mouth late in the win two nights ago . He’s been terrific for the Blackhawks this season, no matter who’s on the ice with him. The Blackhawks did not have a morning skate, so we’ll have to ...
There are lots of reasons to be excited about the Blackhawks in the NHL right now. There are as many (maybe more?) reasons to be excited about where the Blackhawks might be in the future. Even when we’re told there will be regression, and reminded of the percentages of prospects who actually hit at the NHL level, it’s hard to not look around this organization and be hyped right now.
The relative level of success the Blackhawks are having right now is even beginning to win converts from so...
The Vancouver Canucks are listening to trade offers on captain Quinn Hughes, as teams around the league have witnessed the body language on the ice, the awkward quotes off the ice, and considering all things considered, a trade is coming at some point this season. Insert, the Chicago Blackhawks. While most of the attention in Hughes talks have been on the New Jersey Devils, Detroit Red Wings, and Philadelphia Flyers, the Blackhawks are a team to watch, as they've been linked to making a ...
At 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, it’ll be the Los Angeles Kings against the Chicago Blackhawks at Crypto.com Arena — with best bets tips below if you’re looking for an edge.
Best Kings vs. Blackhawks Prop Bets
Player & Team
Odds to Score a Goal
Goals & Games Played
Kevin Fiala, Kings
+170
10 G in 27 GP
Adrian Kempe, Kings
+175
9 G in 27 GP
Connor Bedard, Blackhawks
+190
18 G in 27 GP
Anze Kopitar, Kings
+220
5 G in 23 GP
Tyler Bertuzzi...
December is going to be a busy month for the Blackhawks’ prospects. NCAA and CHL games are heating up, but there will be players who leave their respective teams for camps to get ready for the World Junior Championship as soon as next week. It’s also worth noting again that Minnesota-Duluth goaltender Adam Gajan will play in the Spengler Cup on the college select team; that tournament overlaps with the World Juniors.
Just this past weekend I updated our top 20 Blackhawks prospect rankings...
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.
BLACKHAWKS
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-...
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...
Head down to the comments to talk about Thursday’s game against the Kings!
Game Preview
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...