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Colorado heads to the Windy City of Chicago to face off against the NHL's worst team, the Chicago Blackhawks. The last time these two played this season, a banner was being raised to the rafters at Ball Arena. Boy, feels like forever ago. In said matchup on October 12 on Opening Night, the Avs wound up on top 5-2 to start the season off as most…

When we look at the 2022-2023 season for the Chicago Blackhawks, what is important? Wins? No. Maybe the lack there of to secure the best lottery odds. Development? No, for the simple reason that we don't currently have a prospect stable large enough and of age to be here at this level yet. So what is the most important thing? From my point of view,…

Chicago Blackhawks vs New York Islanders 12/4/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Chicago Blackhawks will meet with the New York Islanders in NHL action in UBS Arena, NY, on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at 7:30 PM ET. The Blackhawks' offense is having a difficult season, averaging just 2.55 goals per game. The rest of the offense struggled, but…

CHICAGO - The Blackhawks didn't take the ice on Saturday, with Luke Richardson choosing instead to have his weary team focus on some video and other off-ice work. But MacKenzie Entwistle and Philipp Kurashev couldn't help themselves. They don't just like competing against each other, they need to compete against each other. "I love beating him,"…

The Vegas Golden Knights are in a tight spot and may not stand much of a chance at making the playoffs. Despite being favored heavily over Chicago, we actually like the Blackhawks to emerge victorious with the Knights playing for the second day in a row. After an emotionally draining shootout loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday - that made an…

The Anaheim Ducks will finish their road trip as they head to Michigan to take on the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. It's time to look at our NHL odds series by making a Ducks-Red Wings prediction and pick. The Ducks are coming off a 2-1 shootout loss to the Boston Bruins. It was scoreless in the second period when Taylor Hall fired a…

Luke Richardson has 10 games in the book as coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, and there's still a lot to learn about his team's identity. The Hawks (4-4-2) have been equal parts scrappy overachievers and a collection of parts thrown together in a rebuild. So what has stood out? The Hawks have no obvious replacement for Alex DeBrincat, who was traded…

The Florida Panthers will have Sergei Bobrovsky back in net Tuesday night against the host Chicago Blackhawks at 8:30 p.m. (Bally Sports Florida). Coach Paul Maurice said there would be no other lineup changes from Sunday's win against the Islanders. This will be the fifth start in seven games for Bobrovsky (2-1-1, .916/2.79) as the Panthers kick…

Matt Cohen/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. Pictured: Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel, left, and teammate Nicolas Hague. Chicago opened the season against the defending champion Avalanche in Denver before taking a plane to Vegas for a date with a hungry Knights team looking to bounce back from a disappointing end to last season. That's an…

As much as Luke Richardson has learned about Chicago since his hiring by the Blackhawks in June, the Montreal transplant occasionally shows he still is learning a few things about his adopted city. "I didn't even know Goose Island was from Chicago before I got here," said Richardson, who handed out a few beers at his news conference Monday - the…