The 2025-26 NHL season has been all about the superstars thus far, and particularly the emergence of young guns Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini. That might just be the inevitable breakout for two first-overall picks who are supremely talented, or perhaps it’s the extra motivation to earn a spot on the Canadian Olympic team.
The Chicago Blackhawks were blown out for the second time on this four-game road trip on Sunday night, falling 7-1 to the Anaheim Ducks. After getting blown out by the Kings on Saturday night, the Hawks let Anaheim have a turn.
The Chicago Blackhawks are a work in progress; there’s no doubt about that. You never truly know what you’re going to get when you sit down to watch a game.
The Chicago Blackhawks have some signs of improvement this season. Jeff Blashill has this team playing promising hockey during his first season. And a major reason for this, as many expected before the year, is franchise cornerstone Connor Bedard.
The Chicago Blackhawks are emerging from the basement of the NHL with a solid start to the season that has them in range of the Western Conference playoff picture.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Connor Bedard is no longer a promising young player trying to find his way in the NHL. He's arrived, and the Chicago Blackhawks are reaping the benefits.
In the Chicago Blackhawks’ second game of their four-game West Coast road trip, the Hawks took on the Los Angeles Kings. This was their second meeting of the season and their first of two consecutive games in LA.
Spencer Knight made 26 saves for the visiting Chicago Blackhawks in a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. Connor Bedard and Wyatt Kaiser scored for the Blackhawks, who had lost six of the previous seven games (1-4-2).
The Chicago Blackhawks entered the season with high hopes for young defenseman Sam Rinzel, especially after his impressive NHL debut last spring and steady early-season play.
Connor Bedard has taken the NHL by storm in his third season as a pro, and his play has many believing he should be a lock to make the Canadian Olympic team.
Since Tyler Bertuzzi joined the Chicago Blackhawks before the 2024-25 season, he’s been an intriguing player to watch. Flashes of skill and dogged determination have been intertwined with stretches of invisibility and offensive lapses.
Laurent Brossoit is finally getting back into game action. The Blackhawks announced they’ve activated the veteran netminder from the injured non-roster list and assigned him to AHL Rockford for a conditioning stint, bypassing waivers for the time being.
Things are finally starting to look up for the Chicago Blackhawks. After missing the playoffs for seven of the last eight seasons, they’ve begun to play some competitive hockey fueled by high-end young talent.
The Chicago Blackhawks will be without captain Nick Foligno for the next month, head coach Jeff Blashill told Mario Tirabassi of CHGO Sports. Foligno sustained a hand injury after blocking a shot in Saturday night’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.