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The story of Petr Mrazek’s unlikely friendship with Petr Cech

Cech joined Hawks practice on the ice Tuesday after some soccer antics with Mrazek and teammates Monday. The 40-year-old former Chelsea and Arsenal star now plays third-division professional hockey in England.

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Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane fade back to silence in Blackhawks’ loss to Hurricanes

After a turn-back-the-clock performance Friday against the Blue Jackets, Kane and Toews made little impact in a 3-0 defeat Tuesday — yet again reminding them of the Hawks’ miserable reality.

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Alex Stalock’s sharp goaltending, infectious energy boost Blackhawks in return

Stalock saved 27 of 29 shots and led the Hawks to a win Friday in his first start since Nov. 1. But what the Hawks appreciate most about Stalock is that “even when he’s not perfect, he has a sense of humor about it,” coach Luke Richardson said.

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Blackhawks break through offensively, earn long-awaited win against Blue Jackets

The Hawks raced to an early lead and translated that into a 5-2 victory Friday, snapping an eight-game overall losing streak and 11-game home losing streak just before the NHL’s Christmas break.

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What all 32 NHL teams should wish for this holiday season, from better forwards (Predators) to a new coach (Canucks)

Which NHL teams have been naughty or nice this year?

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Blackhawks blown out by Rangers as Jacob Trouba drama continues

The controversial defenseman scored his second goal of the season and yelled at Andreas Athanasiou, asking if he’d like the goal puck. The Rangers hammered the Hawks 7-1.

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Jonathan Toews’ positivity fades to discouragement after Blackhawks’ ugly loss to Capitals

Two sides of Toews showed themselves Tuesday — and the side that appeared postgame sounded understandably overwhelmed by the Hawks’ multitude of problems and endless string of losses.

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Blackhawks dominated by Alex Ovechkin on historic night: ‘It didn’t feel great’

Ovechkin scored his 798th, 799th and 800th career goals Tuesday in the Capitals’ 7-3 blowout of the Hawks, becoming the third player in NHL history to reach the milestone. He received lots of love from the United Center crowd for doing so.

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Good injury news abounds for Blackhawks as Alex Stalock, others return to practice

Stalock (concussion), Petr Mrazek (groin), Jonathan Toews (illness), Sam Lafferty (back) and Jarred Tinordi (hip) all hit the ice Thursday. Lafferty and Toews could return as soon as Friday against the Jets.

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Lukas Reichel holds his own in sudden season debut, but Blackhawks lose to Devils

With Jonathan Toews out with an illness, Reichel — the Hawks’ top forward prospect — was flown to Newark and played 14 minutes in the Hawks’ 3-0 defeat.

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Blackhawks’ fourth line, centered by MacKenzie Entwistle, setting a ‘good example’

The Hawks’ bottom forward line of Entwistle, Boris Katchouk and Reese Johnson has been the team’s best — by far — in the last three games. Coach Luke Richardson has been complimentary of their strong play.

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Jonathan Toews takes accountability for Blackhawks’ double-pinching mistakes against Oilers

Toews asked Hawks coach Luke Richardson to include the clips in a video review session Thursday after the team’s eighth straight loss.

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Blackhawks put Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews on first line together: ‘Let’s try it’

Kane and Toews historically haven’t enjoyed great results together, but with the Hawks mired in a deep drought — with two wins in their last 15 games — coach Luke Richardson decided to change things up.

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Blackhawks let another early deficit spiral into blowout loss against Jets

The Hawks have conceded the first goal in eight consecutive games. And after falling 7-2 on Sunday, they’ve now lost seven games in a row. The trends are no coincidence.

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Chicago Blackhawks aren’t worried about a winless streak creeping into their psyche: ‘We all don’t want to lose’

CHICAGO — Puck luck works both ways.

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Paul Sullivan: Boo who? Kirby Dach scores winning goal in shootout against former team, sending Blackhawks to 6th straight loss.

CHICAGO — Kirby Dach’s homecoming was quiet for most of the afternoon Friday at the United Center.

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Blackhawks experimenting with five-forward power-play unit, for now

Philipp Kurashev has recently become the fifth forward on the ice with Patrick Kane, Max Domi, Jonathan Toews and Taylor Raddysh. But Seth Jones could soon end the five-forward era.

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David Pastrnak scores a pair of goals as Bruins dominate Blackhawks, 6-1

BOSTON — The Bruins did not play a perfect game on Saturday. If they did, they might have scored 15 goals against the rebuilding/tanking Chicago Blackhawks. But that might be the only nit to pick in the Bruins' dizzying performance in their 6-1 victory at TD Garden.

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Marian Hossa anticipates ‘amazing feeling’ at Blackhawks jersey retirement ceremony Sunday

Hossa, who also recently released an autobiography about his Hall of Fame career, has encountered plenty of reminders this week about how times are changing.

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Blackhawks’ offensive woes continue in shutout loss to Hurricanes

After the 3-0 defeat Monday, Hawks forwards have now combined to score just one goal in the last four games. Tyler Johnson’s upcoming return from injury could help, though.

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Blackhawks notebook: Jonathan Toews’ one-day-at-a-time mentality now ‘more by choice’

Toews has been the Hawks’ best forward so far this season, and his production levels reflect that. “The irony is the results are coming because I’m really not worried about that at all,” he said.

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Jonathan Toews, Max Domi helping Blackhawks lead NHL in faceoff percentage

Toews, one of the best faceoff-takers of his generation, and Domi, whose dominance has come out of nowhere, are both winning more than 59% of their draws this season.

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Blackhawks tweak power play entry patterns, in-zone setup after poor stretch

The Hawks are just 1-for-8 on the PP their last four games, and they rank last in the NHL in PP scoring chances per minute. They hope some changes Tuesday, including flipping Max Domi and Patrick Kane, spark a resurgence.

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Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews riding remarkable early-season scoring surge

Toews has scored seven goals in 11 games, tied for ninth-most in the NHL. It represents a stunning revival for the aging Hawks center who’d scored zero and one goals, respectively, in the first 11 games of his last two seasons.

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Blackhawks edge Kings in overtime as Arvid Soderblom earns first win

Soderblom stopped 32 of 33 shots, continuing his impressive run as a goalie thrust into the NHL, and Jonathan Toews scored in overtime to lift the Hawks 2-1.

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