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Thursday Morning Bag Skate 12-11-25

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Rangers 0 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athletic ) Musings on Madison, Episode 198 — Blackhawks crash back to Earth ( SCH ) Blackhawks want top prospect Anton Frondell to prioritize himself in Sweden: “He can still dominate” ( Sun-Times ) From Rinzel’s development to lineup tweaks, Blackhawks take needed reset ( The Athletic ) The unique feat that Kyle Davids...

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Cheetah‑licious Christmas: Blackhawks 3, Rangers 0

The Chicago Blackhawks bounced back into the win column on Wednesday night with a 3-0 victory against the New York Rangers at the United Center. After a scoreless opening frame, the Blackhawks struck first with a shorthanded tally about seven minutes into the second. Louis Crevier chased down a cleared puck and powered his way to the net to finish it off. Credit goes to Ilya Mikheyev, who forced the turnover that started it all, and Matt Grzelcyk, who launched the clearing pass that sprun...

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My Only Wish (This Year): Blackhawks vs. Rangers Preview

The Chicago Blackhawks welcome the New York Rangers to the United Center on Wednesday night, kicking off the first of their two matchups this season and with both teams looking to get back in the win column. The Rangers’ season so far has been defined by uneven stretches and a standings picture that changes every other night. They’re currently on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoff race, but the Eastern Conference is so tightly packed that one good run — or one poorly time...

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Wednesday Morning Bag Skate 12-10-25

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks hoping Sam Rinzel can get “swagger” back in AHL ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks impressed by Levshunov’s calmness in chaotic situations: “He’s never rushing” ( Sun-Times ) Are the Blackhawks better than the numbers suggest? A public vs. private analytics debate ( The Athletic ) Blackhawks Bits: Rinzel, Slaggert assigned to Rockford ( SCH ) Let’s pull this rig over to the soft shoulder (...

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Tuesday Morning Bag Skate 12-9-25

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks Bits: Rinzel, Slaggert assigned to Rockford ( SCH ) Let’s pull this rig over to the soft shoulder ( Fels ) Blackhawks’ disastrous weekend leads to inflection point: Where is their season headed? ( Sun-Times ) Connor Bedard “wants to be” on Canada’s Olympic roster, but he knows others do, too ( Sun-Times ) RECAPS: Ducks 7, Blackhawks 1 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( The Athle...

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Blackhawks Bits: Rinzel, Slaggert assigned to Rockford

Following a dreadful pair of games over the weekend, the Blackhawks made a couple of roster moves that have seemed increasingly likely over the last few weeks. On Monday, the Blackhawks announced that Landon Slaggert and Sam Rinzel have both been sent to the Rockford IceHogs. The Blackhawks have sent Sam Rinzel and Landon Slaggert down to Rockford. Slaggert was expected. Rinzel wasn't. But this does feel like the right time for a confidence reset for him. — Ben Pope (@BenPopeCS...

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Monday Morning Bag Skate 12-8-25

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...

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Don’t Tell and We Won’t Ask: Ducks 7, Blackhawks 1

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...

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The Abolition of Man: Blackhawks at Ducks 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...

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Bumpuses!: Kings 6, Blackhawks 0

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...

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Back for More: Blackhawks at Kings 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...

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Friday Morning Bag Skate 12-5-25

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-...

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Break on Through (To the Other Side): Blackhawks 2, Kings 1

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...

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Light My Fire: Blackhawks at Kings 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...

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Thursday Morning Bag Skate 12-4-25

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Musings on Madison, Episode 197 — Playoffs?! ( SCH ) It’s clear now: Connor Bedard will be a championship-caliber centerpiece for Blackhawks ( Sun-Times ) Wyatt Kaiser has found another outlet for his creativity: playing guitar ( Sun-Times ) RECAPS: Golden Knights 4, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Tribune ) Laurent Brossoit begins AHL conditioning stint as Blackhawks seek trade partner ( Sun-Times ...

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7 days ago | 1 read

Wednesday Morning Bag Skate 12-3-25

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Golden Knights 4, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Tribune ) Laurent Brossoit begins AHL conditioning stint as Blackhawks seek trade partner ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks power rankings: Connor Bedard’s Hart case, the black jerseys, UC attendance surge ( The Athletic ) Blackhawks Week That Was and Will Be, 12/1: Number Munchers! ( SCH ) The percentages are flattening out, except for one guy ( Fels...

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8 days ago | 1 read

Let It Snow: Golden Knights 4, Blackhawks 3

An entertaining hockey game unfolded in Sin City on Tuesday night, although the Blackhawks could not hang on to a pair of one-goal leads, losing 4-3 in the shootout to the Vegas Golden Knights. VGK scored 27 seconds into the game when Ivan Barbashev banked one in off the skate of Wyatt Kaiser: Vegas scores first as a pass deflects off Kaiser’s skate and in pic.twitter.com/hxqitTKXkg — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 3, 2025 Oliver Moore tied the game up about a minute late...

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