Bleacher Nation's Tab Bamford argues the Blackhawks can hang with the NHL's middle tier after wins over St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Winnipeg, but Saturday's 4-0 loss showed how far they remain from true Cup contenders like Dallas.
Jake Oettinger stopped all 19 shots and Arttu Hyry scored twice as Dallas shut out the Blackhawks 4-0 at the United Center on Saturday, snapping Chicago's two-game win streak and handing Connor Bedard his first loss of the season.
The Blackhawks assigned forward Dominic Toninato to the Rockford IceHogs on Sunday morning, about a week and a half after recalling him from the AHL.
Greg Boysen's latest column finds a silver lining in Saturday's 4-0 loss to Dallas: after allowing five goals on its first 13 times shorthanded, Chicago's penalty kill has given up just one in its last nine chances, climbing to 73.9%.
Jake Oettinger stopped all 19 shots he faced as Dallas shut out the Blackhawks 4-0 at the United Center on Saturday night.
The Athletic's Scott Powers takes a lighter look at Artyom Levshunov, a quiet defenseman who celebrates goals with unusual exuberance, whether they're his own or a teammate's.
Blackhawks prospect Václav Nestrašil scored twice Friday as No. 19 UMass beat Northeastern 4-1 in the teams' Hockey East opener at the Mullins Center.
Kevin Korchinski has played just once this season, and he stayed out again Saturday against Dallas even with Bowen Byram injured.
CHGO reported Saturday morning that Jeff Blashill confirmed Bowen Byram will miss tonight's game against Dallas and remains day-to-day with his upper-body injury.
A hard crash into the boards against Winnipeg, which Bedard shrugged off, eased worries about his repaired left shoulder.