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Healthy Patrick Kane impressing Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson with subtle plays

Even though his scoring is down, Kane’s sacrificing for the Hawks has stood out to Richardson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Sullivan: Blackhawks need to get back to their losing ways to help save the rebuild — Connor Bedard is waiting

CHICAGO — With five wins in six games after their 4-1 victory against the Flyers in Philadelphia on Thursday, the Chicago Blackhawks have proved something to their loyal fans.

Chicago Tribune

Crazy Eights: Kraken down Blackhawks to finish record-setting road trip sweep

CHICAGO — As the NHL’s newest team, the Kraken are used to making history by just existing. On Saturday night, they graduated.

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Derek King still bringing humor, honesty to Blackhawks assistant role

Now working hands-on with the Hawks’ forwards instead of being pulled in a hundred directions as interim head coach, King is back where he’s most comfortable. But he’s understandably disappointed by the offensive results so far.

Chicago Sun-Times

Derek King still a jokester as a Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach, but ‘if he needs to get on a guy, he’ll do that too’

A few things have changed for Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach Derek King since he was interim head coach last season, but not his brand of humor.

Chicago Tribune

Blackhawks’ drought of no power-play goals by defensemen lives into 2023

It has been 122 games since a Blackhawks defenseman scored a power-play goal. A particularly dismal power-play performance Saturday — 0-for-5 with two short-handed goals allowed — guaranteed the streak will extends into its third calendar year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tyler Johnson speaking up to try to help Blackhawks: ‘At least we’re trying to work together’

Johnson, who leads Hawks forwards in points and scoring chances per minute at five-on-five this season, recently even took the initiative to suggest a new play to coach Luke Richardson.

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What’s it like to be the Blackhawks’ locker room DJ? Just ask Caleb Jones

Caleb Jones has taken over for Riley Stillman as the primary DJ this season, with Alex Stalock subbing in recently. And the tunes have varied widely, from country in the morning to “Mr. Brightside” after rare wins.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks notes: Max Domi’s reunion tour continues against Hurricanes

Domi faced one former team, the Blue Jackets, right before the Christmas break — and insisted a controversial joke he made about the city of Columbus was “spun out of proportion.” Domi then traveled Monday to Raleigh for dinner with some old Hurricanes teammates.

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Patrick Kane considers point production ‘unacceptable,’ even as chances pile up

Kane’s particularly unlucky game Wednesday against the Predators multiplied his frustration with his stats, but he started to turn the corner Friday against the Blue Jackets.

Chicago Sun-Times

Max Domi, Andreas Athanasiou enjoying their one-year contracts with Blackhawks

Both forwards have seized upon the additional ice time available with the Hawks to re-prove their abilities. As pending free agents in the primes of their careers, the timing works out well.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trade buzz about Max Domi is growing, but it’s ‘all noise’ to the Chicago Blackhawks center

NEWARK, N.J. — When the Chicago Blackhawks signed Max Domi and Andreas Athanasiou to one-year contracts in July, they knew one or both might draw some trade buzz down the line.

Chicago Tribune

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ rally falls short against Oilers as losing streak continues

The Hawks battled hard in the third period but in the third period only, ultimately falling 5-4 for their eighth straight defeat.

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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.

Chicago Tribune

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks collapse late in embarrassing loss to Stars

The Hawks allowed five goals in the final 10 minutes to lose 6-4 to the Stars on Wednesday. “We had no business losing that game,” Max Domi said later.

Chicago Sun-Times

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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Luke Richardson asking Blackhawks’ analytics team to track blue-line turnovers

Richardson and Hawks associate GM Jeff Greenberg — the new head of the beefed-up analytics department — held their first meeting on the season Sunday, leading to this first focus area.

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Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane, enduring relatively slow start, searching for more puck touches

Kane snapped a three-game scoring drought with two assists Saturday. But he’s more worried about his possession time than his production.

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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Max Domi and his dog, Orion, share a unique connection

Orion, a 9-year-old yellow Lab, became Domi’s sidekick when he entered the NHL in 2015 and needed a dog to help monitor his diabetes. Now together in Chicago, Orion’s special abilities are no longer as necessary, but he and Domi remain best friends.

Chicago Sun-Times

Patrick Kane hopes goal sparks streak, but Blackhawks’ balanced offense isn’t a problem

Even after breaking his goal drought Tuesday, Kane has recorded points on just 25% of the Hawks’ goals so far this season — a healthy indicator of a more diversified offense.

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