Category: Blackhawks

Scott Powers looks at how the Blackhawks are thinking about their center depth rather than which line is labeled first through fourth.

With Bedard healthy and Nazar back, Jeff Blashill called this "on paper, the best lineup we've had." Ben Pope writes the four lines now compare with most NHL teams, but the Hawks entered Thursday 28th in offensive-zone time and 32nd in shot attempts per minute.

After Jeff Blashill said his team passed up too many shots against Pittsburgh, the Blackhawks came out shooting and beat Winnipeg in overtime, something they struggled to do last season.

Artyom Levshunov scored in overtime to give the Blackhawks a 4-3 win over Winnipeg, shortly after Spencer Knight made a big lateral save to keep it going.

Patrick Kane earned the 895th assist of his career on Connor Bedard's opening power-play goal Thursday against Winnipeg, moving past Phil Housley (894) for the most by an American-born player in NHL history.

Rookie center Anton Frondell, 19, drew the assignment of shadowing Sidney Crosby in Tuesday's win over Pittsburgh, the player he grew up idolizing in Sweden.

With Bowen Byram sidelined, Ben Pope reported that Teuvo Teravainen would quarterback the first power-play unit against Winnipeg, using five forwards.

Roman Kantserov went from pointless in his first five NHL games to a share of the rookie goal lead after scoring twice against Pittsburgh.

Greg Boysen is launching a season-long series for the 35th anniversary of the 1991-92 Blackhawks, the swaggering team he credits with turning him into a lifelong fan.

Mark Lazerus' column on the new captain's season debut, which he says Bedard is "going to absolutely hate." Full column for subscribers at The Athletic.