The Blackhawks lost a game last night. I really like this paragraph from Mark Lazerus’ postgame for The Athletic after accounting for Minnesota’s three-goal comeback:
None of those was a ghastly, unforgivable miscue by the Blackhawks. The Wild are just good. And they fought back. Sometimes that’s just how it happens. Hockey’s not always a zero-sum game.
Earlier this morning I wrote about the idea of “good losses” for the Blackhawks right now. This roster will undoubtedly evolve i...
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BLACKHAWKS
RECAPS: Wild 4, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
In search of offensive jump-start, Blackhawks reunite Bedard-Nazar line ( Athletic )
For Jason Dickinson, Blackhawks’ youth is a source of joy and a reminder of his reality ( Sun-Times )
That’s some weak ass thinking ( Fels )
Blackhawks send rookie Nick Lardis to AHL in forward-group shakeup amid scoring drought ( Sun-Times )
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The Blackhawks blew a three-goal lead and ultimately lost 4-3 in the shootout to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in St. Paul.
Everything started off well enough for the Hawks, as Teuvo scored just over a minute into his first game back from injury for a quick 1-0 Chicago lead:
GOAL: Teuvo Teravainen jams in a loose puck to open the scoring! pic.twitter.com/h4ZT7MJZPZ — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) January 28, 2026
Later in the first, Ryan Donato was gifted a golden scoring c...
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If you were wondering how the new-look top line would do for the Blackhawks, they scored the game’s first goal only 79 seconds into the game (on their first shift). The Hawks then proceeded to out-skate the Wild for most of the rest of the opening period, and doubled their lead almost 14 minutes after the first goal. Chicago took a 14-8 shots on goal advantage and 2-0 score to the room after 20 minutes.
You knew the Wild were going to push back in the second period, and they did. The next...
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The Hawks are up north this evening for a Central Division matchup against the Minnesota Wild.
Minnesota’s been one of the league’s biggest surprises through the first half-ish of the season, sitting fifth in the league standings with 68 points in 53 games (29-14-10). The Wild surged in late 2025 with seven-game winning streaks in both November and December that would’ve sent them to the top of the division were it not for the absurd pace being maintained by the league-leading Avalanche. ...
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After a less-than-ideal performance on Sunday evening on home ice, the Blackhawks get a quick two-game trip that starts with their first look at Quinn Hughes on the Minnesota Wild. The Wild come in only 4-4-2 in their last 10 games and locked into a heated battle with Dallas for home ice in the Central Division’s 2-3 matchup in the first round of the playoffs.
The Blackhawks threw their lines in a blender on Monday, so tonight will be an experiment with the healthiest roster they’ve had i...
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The Blackhawks are in Minnesota tonight, and we saw them roll out a new look lineup on Monday at practice before boarding a plane north. I wrote my thoughts on the lineup yesterday, but wanted to circle back to a comment from Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill that I cited in my bullets yesterday regarding Connor Bedard :
“Maybe that’s hurt him, not having consistency there,” Blashill said on Sunday night. “Sometimes you’re trying to help spark guys and you end up hurting them by makin...
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The Minnesota Wild have been made -244 on the moneyline versus the Chicago Blackhawks (+200) on Tuesday, with this game being played at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul.
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Wild vs. Blackhawks Favorite, Moneyline, Total
Favorite: Wild (-244)
Underdog: Blackhawks (+200)
Total: 6
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How to Watch Wild vs. Blackhawks
Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Time: 8 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN+
Location: Saint Paul, Min...
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BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks send rookie Nick Lardis to AHL in forward-group shakeup amid scoring drought ( Sun-Times )
Bedard and Blackhawks still searching for consistency since injury return ( Athletic )
RECAPS: Panthers 5, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic )
Blackhawks’ improvement in back-to-back sets provides evidence of maturation ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Lightning 2, Blackhawks 1...
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When the Chicago Blackhawks meet the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, is Andre Burakovsky likely to light the lamp? Stats and trends to help you make the right bet are provided here, so take a look before the puck drops at 8:00 PM ET.
Andre Burakovsky Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Wild
Anytime Goal Odds: +450 (Bet $10 to win $45.00 if he scores a goal)
Burakovsky Goals Betting Stats
Out of two opportunities, Burakovsky has gone over his points prop bet in one game he’s played with a set poin...
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The Florida Panthers (28=20-3) will go for the season-series sweep and look to extend its winning streak to four when they host the Utah Mammoth (27-21-4) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida is back in Broward after beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game road trip with a perfect record. Tobias Björnfot produced the first multi-goal game of his career, Mackie Samoskevich ended a long scoring drought, Carter Verhaeghe notched a beauty and Sam Reinhart found...
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Twenty years ago, on this day in Edmonton Oilers history, the team made two big trades to help bolster the blueline ahead of what would become the Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup final. On January 26, 2006, general manager Kevin Lowe pulled the trigger on acquiring Jaroslav Spacek from the Chicago Blackhawks for the…
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We’ve talked about the Blackhawks’ looming roster decisions here over the past few weeks as the team gets more healthy. One of those decisions came before the team flew to Minnesota on Monday.
The Blackhawks assigned forward Nick Lardis to the Rockford IceHogs.
Lardis was on the fifth line at the practice on Monday, indicating he wasn’t in the rotation for Tuesday night’s game.
Lardis was named an AHL All-Star. Being assigned back to the IceHogs means he can participate in that ...
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Tuesday will feature a projected lopsided NHL contest between the home favorite Minnesota Wild (29-14-10, -248 on the moneyline to win) and the Chicago Blackhawks (21-23-8, +202 moneyline odds) at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
ESPN+ will air this Wild versus Blackhawks game.
Wild vs. Blackhawks Game Info & Odds
When: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN+
Live Stream: Fubo
Live Stream: ESPN+
Where: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Favorite: Wild (-248)
Un...
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Let’s just jump straight into the new look lineup we saw at practice on Monday before the Blackhawks flew to Minnesota for Tuesday night’s game against the Wild. Teuvo Teräväinen was back with the team in full ( finally ) after missing six games with an upper-body issue. He slotted onto the top line with… Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar !
#Blackhawks practice lineup: Nazar-Bedard-Teravainen Bertuzzi-Dickinson-Mikheyev Greene-Moore-Burakovsky Donato-Foligno-Slaggert Fifthi line: Dach-Laffe...
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The Chicago Blackhawks are in an interesting position right now. The wake up on Monday morning only five points out of a wild card spot in the Western Conference — close enough that there will be potentially important games down the stretch.
But, at the same time, the Blackhawks are also beginning their ascent out of their scorched earth rebuild. Young players are beginning to take over their lineup and lead the team. They’re relying heavily on young players to run the power play and kill...
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Let’s talk about Connor Bedard , shall we? It seems like that’s becoming an increasingly hot topic around the Blackhawks in recent days. Bedard has one goal (into an empty net) since he came back from his shoulder injury. He isn’t taking faceoffs. And his named found its way into the headlines for both postgames from Scott Powers ( The Athletic ) and Ben Pope ( Chicago Sun-Times ).
After the game, head coach Jeff Blashill talked about Bedard trying to find his mojo still after the injury,...
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BLACKHAWKS
RECAPS: Panthers 5, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic )
Blackhawks’ improvement in back-to-back sets provides evidence of maturation ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Lightning 2, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
Blackhawks prospect rankings: Frondell, Kantserov hold top spots at midseason ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Hurricanes 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tri...
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Tobias Björnfot lit the lamp twice and Mackie Samoskevich also ended a long scoring drought to help the Florida Panthers finish a perfect three-game road trip with a 5-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center.
After a scoreless first period, Björnfot registered his first goal since 2021 by beating former Panther Spencer Knight for a wrap-around goal after Cole Schwindt won an offensive zone draw back to him at the left point with 4:27 left in the second. It was his first-ever po...
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The Chicago Blackhawks saw their point streak snap Sunday night, unceremoniously falling 5–1 to the Florida Panthers at the United Center.
After a scoreless first period, the Panthers opened the scoring 15:33 into the second. Following a faceoff win by Cole Schwindt, Tobias Bjornfot circled around the back of the net and tucked in a wraparound at the right post to make it 1-0 Florida.
a round of applause for Toby's first goal in five years 👏 pic.twitter.com/J46ZdqhkPe — Florida...
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The Chicago Blackhawks host the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Sunday night at the United Center.
The Panthers season has been a bit of a roller coaster: a sluggish start out of the gate put them behind the curve early, they stabilized into something resembling a competent team for a stretch, then dipped again into inconsistency before finally showing some signs of life recently. After going 6-4-0 in their last 10 games and riding a modest two-game win streak — includi...
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The Blackhawks played a back-to-back in Carolina and at home against Tampa on Thursday-Friday nights and came away with three of four possible points. They got great goaltending in both games, and the defense held up against the two top teams in the Eastern Conference.
So, after one day off, the Blackhawks host the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers today. Well… what’s left of them. And they’ll be playing the second half of their own back-to-back; the Panthers needed overtime to...
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Will Brad Marchand score for the Florida Panthers against the Chicago Blackhawks, on Sunday at 7:00 PM ET? Stats and info to help you make the best bet are available here.
Brad Marchand Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Blackhawks
Anytime Goal Odds: +190 (Bet $10 to win $19.00 if he scores a goal)
Marchand Goals Betting Stats
In one game Marchand has played with a set points prop (out of two opportunities), he’s eclipsed the prop total.
Marchand has recorded a point in 32 games this seas...
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