Landon Slaggert’s offensive game isn’t all that nuanced. To the Chicago Blackhawks forward, scoring goals is pretty much black-and-white. Or, better yet, blue. “Just getting to the blue paint,” he said hours before he was set to make his NHL season debut Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
With Taylor Hall moved out, Donato — who has enjoyed a career year with 14 goals and 14 assists so far — is potentially next up on the Hawks' trade block, although he's trying to block out that noise.
Former Chicago Blackhawks forward and Stanley Cup Champion Brandon Saad is having a tough season. It is now to the point where the St. Louis Blues have put him on waivers after weeks of trying to trade him away.
After a brutal schedule of games in the month of January, the Lightning are back home at Amalie Arena for the foreseeable future ahead of the 4 Nations break. They'll open their five-game homestand with a matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks who they faced just last week.
The Lightning will be without one of their top players against the Blackhawks. The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy will not play against the Chicago Blackhawks due to an illness.
The Chicago Blackhawks have an embarrassing history against the Minnesota Wild, but they nearly outdid themselves Sunday at the United Center.
The Blackhawks, who have won just once in their past seven games, dealt away Taylor Hall.
The Chicago Blackhawks were still smarting a bit Saturday from a couple of letdowns the night before. Not only did they lose to the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime — after leading 3-1 — but they also felt the absence of forward Taylor Hall,
As Leafs GM Brad Treliving continues to look at adding depth at center, one insider has connected the Maple Leafs to an interesting option in Chicago. The Max Domi experiment as the 3C for the Maple Leafs hasn't worked all that well and Craig Berube has had trouble finding a solution to his problem at the third line center position all season.
Philipp Kurashev had a bounce-back game, but the Chicago Blackhawks coughed up two leads — including a two-goal advantage.
Teuvo Teravainen has been a calming presence for the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks in the first season of his second stint with the team.