Could the Chicago Blackhawks make the 2027 NHL Playoffs? Jay Zawaski, Mario Tirabassi and Greg Boysen make their predictions for the 2026-27 NHL season, going division by division to build the playoff standings and wild-card teams. The guys also pick their conference final winners and Stanley Cup champion. Who’s making the playoffs, who’s missing out and who takes home the Cup? #nhl #chicagoblackhawks #hockey
The Chicago Blackhawks close out the preseason with a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. Jay Zawaski and Mario Tirabassi break down goals from Anton Frondell, Roman Kantserov and Ian Cole’s shorthanded tally, along with a strong performance from Spencer Knight in net. Plus, the guys look at the biggest takeaways from Chicago’s final preseason game before the regular season begins. 00:00 START 02:00 First Reactions 04:30 Anton Frondell 08:00 Roman Kantserov 11:00 Changing Lines? 13:30 4th Star N...
Highlights from the final preseason game of the 2026-27 slate on Sept. 26, resulting in a 3-2 Blackhawks win in Chicago, with Blues goals from Jonatan Berggren and Colton Parayko.
The Chicago Blackhawks held off a late push from the St. Louis Blues to earn a 3-2 win on Saturday night, picking up their second victory of the preseason.
The Blackhawks opened the scoring 6:27 into the first period. After a faceoff, Tyler Bertuzzi rang a shot off the iron, and Anton Frondell collected the rebound in the slot and fired it past Joel Hofer to give the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead.
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The St. Louis Blues could be down a young blueliner to start their season. The team announced that defenseman Logan Mailloux exited and will not return to Saturday’s preseason game against the Chicago Blackhawks due to an upper-body injury. It’s unclear exactly when or how Maillioux picked up the injury, but he did fight Blackhawks’ forward Cole Smith in the first period in retaliation for Smith tripping Blues’ defenseman Philip Broberg. Mailloux, 23, had his first full-time NHL season with St...
The Chicago Blackhawks put on a show Saturday night (Sept. 26) for the United Center crowd, defeating the Blues by a score of 3-2 to end their preseason on a high note.
The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-2 in the preseason finale at the United Center on Saturday. Rookie […]
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Mailloux fought Chicago Blackhawks’ forward Cole Smith earlier in the game.
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Blackhawks forward Jordan Greenway is expected to be available for Tuesday's season opener against Vegas after a lower-body injury sidelined him the last few days, Jeff Blashill said Saturday.
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Just a week after it started, the Blackhawks preseason schedule comes to an end on Saturday night at the United Center with the St. Louis Blues in town for this final skate ahead of the regular season.
It hasn’t been a stellar preseason for Chicago, with the main highlight being Bowen Byram’s hat trick against the Wild on Monday night. A few other individuals have stood out at times — Kevin Korchinski and Nick Lardis seem to be the most frequent mentions there — but the collective perform...
How to watch Blackhawks vs. Blues Saturday night at the United Center: puck drop at 6:00 p.m. CT on CHSN+, plus ESPN+ and CHSN app live streaming options.
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Thanks to a condensed 2026 NHL training camp and preseason schedule, the Chicago Blackhawks’ final exhibition game is already here, […]
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The top six forwards for the Chicago Blackhawks appear to be set for the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Believe it or not, the preseason finale is here already, as the Chicago Blackhawks close their four-game exhibition slate against […]
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Chicago still has a lot more important extensions coming with their youth core
The Chicago Blackhawks followed suit with the current trend of paying players now based on what they could be to save money in the future with the rising salary cap.…
As the Blackhawks roster continues to slim down, the focus is shifting to last-minute details heading into their final preseason game.
First-year pro forwards Sacha Boisvert and AJ Spellacy each made their second preseason appearance Thursday, as the Chicago Blackhawks lost […]
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Pundits across NHL coverage generally have the Chicago Blackhawks projected for the bottom of the standings for the 2026-27 season. As we recently analyzed, if there’s one area that will anchor the Hawks to a lottery race, it’s the defense . However, there is room for optimism: and that comes from the other end of the rink, where the Blackhawks’ offense has the potential to elevate Chicago above expectations.
The pieces are there — they just all need to click together.
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Thursday was a major news day for the Chicago Blackhawks, as the team announced that another young core foundation piece, […]
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A late-preseason signing for a veteran blueliner. On Friday, the Buffalo Sabres announced that the team has signed defenseman Matt Grzelcyk to a one-year contract. The deal will carry a league-minimum cap hit of $850,000 for the 2026-27 season. Grzelcyk hasn’t participated in any training camp activity over the past week. He was an unrestricted free agent after his one-year, $1 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks expired this past summer, which he earned after being invited to the tea...
The St. Louis Blues picked up their first preseason win Thursday night, shutting out the Chicago Blackhawks, 1-0. Calle Rosen scored the game’s only goal, while Jordan Binnington made all…
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Vince Dunn is entering the final year of his contract with the Seattle Kraken , and according to Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos , two other deals signed this summer have already reshaped what his next one could look like. Kypreos placed Dunn on his latest trade board, pointing to the market shift around him. "Nobody did Dunn a bigger favour than Bo Byram, who signed a long-term deal with Chicago this past summer with a $12.5 million AAV," Kypreos wrote. "Dunn also knows that Seattle's opening ...