On Tuesday (Oct. 13), the Chicago Blackhawks will look for a bounce-back win when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins, having dropped five of their first six games of the season.
Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson has preached building his roster like the Carolina Hurricanes and even the Florida Panthers, aspiring to have their level and play of hockey, and who doesn’t?
Home ice offers familiarity, but for the Chicago Blackhawks, it also offers opportunity. The Blackhawks’ next six games will be played at the United Center, giving the team a break from the road.
The Chicago Blackhawks have struggled so far this year, winning just one of their first six games. During that time, Connor Bedard has been missing from the lineup, while the Blackhawks have welcomed back Patrick Kane.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
Chicago Blackhawks captain and former first overall pick Connor Bedard is trending toward making his 2026-27 season debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Oct.
The Chicago Blackhawks have not had Connor Bedard in the lineup all season. He suffered a shoulder injury in the offseason that has kept him out of the lineup to this point.
When you look at the Chicago Blackhawks 1-5 start, it's easy to list many different things that have gone wrong on both sides of the puck. But maybe it's easier to focus on one thing they can improve on: self-inflicted mistakes.
The Pittsburgh Penguins face four road trips of at least four games this season. Tuesday's visit to the Chicago Blackhawks marks the beginning of the first.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
There has not been a lot of positive news for the Chicago Blackhawks in the first two weeks of the season. But that may change on Tuesday, as team captain Connor Bedard has a good chance to make his season debut on home ice against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Chicago Blackhawks have had a rough start. Their record is 1-5 through the first six games of the season, and they’ve looked pretty unimpressive. With a goal differential of -14 and just 12 goals scored, expectations have dropped even lower than we thought.
The Chicago Blackhawks have started the 2026-27 season without their new captain, but that is about to change. Connor Bedard, handed the ‘C’ in the offseason, is on track to make his season debut Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Some potentially positive news in the Windy City. According to reports, Chicago Blackhawks captain Connor Bedard is a game-time decision for Tuesday night’s matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Chicago Blackhawks captain Connor Bedard's season debut following offseason left shoulder surgery could come as soon as Tuesday. Bedard, 21, participated in full-contact practice for the first time Sunday since undergoing surgery in July and is eager to return to game action.
The Chicago Blackhawks squared off against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. While Canes entered the season as the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Hawks seem destined for another lottery pick.
To say that this has not been an ideal start to the season for the Chicago Blackhawks would be putting it lightly. They got a big win to start this important home stand but followed that up with a quick trip to Long Island, where they not only lost the game but lost Frank Nazar to suspension.
The Chicago Blackhawks have had 11 first-round picks since Kyle Davidson was brought in as general manager in 2022. The list is headlined by Connor Bedard,
Chicago Blackhawks forward Frank Nazar received a two-game suspension Friday from the NHL for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders captain Bo Horvat.
The NHL Player Safety account has announced that Frank Nazar will have a hearing for “an illegal check to the head against NY Islanders’ Bo Horvat.” The hit came late in the third period in the Chicago Blackhawks two-goal deficit against the New York Islanders, who led 3-1.
The rebuild effort for Stanford continued in 2026. No, the Cardinal did not make the NCAA tournament, although there were some positives from last season.
According to a team announcement, the Chicago Blackhawks have recalled forward Dominic Toninato from the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs. In a corresponding roster move, the Blackhawks placed Andrew Mangiapane on the injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
The Chicago Blackhawks will be without one of their veteran depth scoring wingers for the foreseeable future, as head coach Jeff Blashill told reporters, including Ben Pope of The Chicago Sun-Times, on Monday that Andrew Mangiapane is out of the lineup on a week-to-week basis with a lower-body injury.