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Blackhawks drop fourth straight, lose 5-2 to Sharks

The Hawks led 2-0 but allowed the game’s last five goals.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson wants Ian Mitchell to play to his strengths

Listed at just 5-11 and 193 pounds, Mitchell will never be confused with a big, rugged blueliner. Instead, Richardson hopes Mitchell shoots and moves the puck.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

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Rookie defenseman Isaak Phillips looks like gem in Blackhawks’ mud

Phillips managed to stand out on another otherwise-depressing, winless Hawks road trip, which ended Saturday with a 4-1 loss to the Blue Jackets.

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks undermined by poor finishing, awful turnover in loss to Blues

The Hawks were generally clean and efficient in all three zones Thursday. But an inexplicable error by Boris Katchouk and a continued lack of goal-scoring doomed them to a 3-1 loss.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fourth line comes to the rescue as Blues beat Blackhawks 3-1

ST. LOUIS — For a team, like the Blues, that is treading water in the standings, there’s no better opponent to come across than the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Blackhawks trying to fix, learn from Taylor Raddysh’s defensive misread

Impatience caused Raddysh to drift too wide and too low in the defensive zone before the Hurricanes’ first goal Tuesday. But the Hawks addressed it immediately at the first intermission — a level of thoroughness that they hope prevents repeat mistakes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Turnover in Blackhawks’ TV booth tops Chicago sports-media stories of 2022

Pat Foley’s departure signified the end of an era in Chicago sports broadcasting. He began with the Hawks in 1980 and was the last link to a golden age.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hurricanes beat Blackhawks, 3-0, behind Antti Raanta’s first shutout of the season

RALEIGH, N.C. — After a three-day Christmas break, the Carolina Hurricanes were back at it Tuesday at PNC Arena, winning again, beating the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-0.

Tribune News Service

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ 2023 draft outlook: Leo Carlsson emerging as fourth elite option

Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli and Matvei Michkov were already considered the can’t-go-wrong top three. But Carlsson’s breakthrough gives the Hawks insurance if they finish second-to-last in the NHL this season and lose both draft lotteries.

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Blackhawks’ stability, outlook have improved since last Christmas

At this time last year, the Hawks were in disarray in almost every area. This year, they’re sitting last in the league standings, but at least there’s health, normalcy and a logical long-term plan.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

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With aggressiveness long gone, Blackhawks’ penalty kill bleeding goals

The Hawks have allowed a power play goal in seven straight games — for the first time since 2016 — and rank 31st in the NHL in net PK rate since Nov. 17, when the unit’s decline began.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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

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Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ lead proves short-lived in loss to Predators

“Winning is hard,” defenseman Connor Murphy said after the Hawks’ 4-2 defeat Wednesday, their 16th in their last 17 games.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kevin Lankinen returns to Chicago amid strong start with Predators: ‘This is my path’

The eternally cheerful former Blackhawks goalie “went through some emotions” when he landed in Chicago on Tuesday. He boasts a .925 save percentage in his first seven starts for the Predators, however, and has embraced this second chapter of his NHL career.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ Isaak Phillips brings increased confidence, grit into juicy NHL opportunity

With Jarred Tinordi out “for a while” recovering from facial surgery, Phillips — one of the best defensemen in the AHL this season — will take Tinordi’s spot on the Hawks’ second pairing Wednesday. It’s a chance for the 21-year-old to prove his NHL readiness.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks satisfied with box-plus-one defensive structure, just not with execution

The zone-based “box-plus-one” defensive system that coach Luke Richardson has installed still seems like the best option. The Hawks are just making too many mistakes while trying to follow that structure.

Chicago Sun-Times

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