Blackhawks fans got a glimpse of what the team would be like without Jonathan Toews for an extended stay. more ›

The Blackhawks offense was solid at the United Center. In Madison, Wisconsin used a 17-2 second-half run to rout Northwestern. more ›

With the win, the Blackhawks now stand atop the point totals in the NHL with 60. Their Central division is turning out to be the toughest in the NHL. Only six points separate the Hawks from fourth place Nashville. more ›

The stat that most stands out from this game is Detroit's 43-27 advantage in shots on goal. The Redwings held a 21-5 SOG advantage after twenty minutes of play. more ›

DePaul improved on its best start in 12 seasons and the Blackhawks entered their holiday break with the best record in the National Hockey League. more ›

The Blackhawks kept pace with the league-leading Wild last night, thanks to JOnathan Toews and Patrick Kane's shootout goals. more ›

The Blackhawks started slow at the United Center last night, staking Phoenix to a 3-0 lead early in the second period before Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane rallied to tie the game. more ›

It was a fun run while it lasted, but an Alexandre Burrows slap shot 5:22 into overtime gave the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 overtime win over the Blackhawks in Game 7 of their first round Stanley Cup playoff series. It seemed fitting that this game should go to overtime and, in thee end, the better team won. But don't cry for the Blackhawks for long, people. They showed a lot of heart and determination in fighting back from a 3-0 deficit. In the process, the Blackhawks made some new stars and showed that there is some talent on the bench past the front line players. more ›

It took the Minnesota Wild's 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars last night to punch the Blackhawks' playoff ticket. And though the Hawks begin defense of their Stanley Cup championship Wednesday night against a Canucks team with whom they split their regular season series at two game apiece, they come into the playoffs with some serious issues. more ›

The Kansas City Royals are to the White Sox as the Pittsburgh Pirates are to the Cubs. That held true last night in the Sox' 7-6 loss. Starter Gavin Floyd gave up four runs through seven innings and had a two-run lead when he turned the game over to the bullpen, who promptly blew the game. Chris Sale gave up a two-run home run to Billy Butler, sending the game into extra innings. Melky Cabrera's RBI single off Tony Pena in the 12th inning sealed the Royals' fourth come-from behind victory of the season. The White Sox bats kept pounding out runs. Paul Konerko jacked a three-run shot and Alexei Ramirez hit an RBI triple. White Sox slugger Adam Dunn had an emergency appendectomy and will miss at least five games. more ›

The Bulls have been winning games recently they may have had no reason to be winning, getting off to sluggish starts and relying on Derrick Rose to will them back into games. That caught up with them last night in a 97-85 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at the United Center. Rose was 12-24 from the field for 31 points, but he also had 10 turnovers as the Sixers ran at the Bulls and attacked the basket all night. Sixers swingman Andre Iguodala was all over Luol Deng, holding Deng to 10 points. Iguodala scored 19 points. the Sixers were led by reserve guard Teddy Young's 21 points. more ›

Before last night the Blackhawks were unable to break through against their former goalie Antti Niemi and the San Jose Sharks. But the offensive firepower that's been a part of the team's resurgence the past month finally got to Niemi. Marian Hossa scored twice on power plays and Patrick Kane scored the 100th goal of his career as the Blackhawks doubled up the Sharks 6-3 at the united Center. In the process, the Hawks avoided a regular season sweep by San Jose and vaulted back into fourth place in the tightly packed Western Conference. The Blackhawks next face the Dallas Stars Thursday. more ›

Both the Chicago Blackhawks and the Washington Capitals have no room to mess around. Every move, every point, every goal is critical as they fight for a playoff spot. They may be battling in separate conferences, but every game is vital. The Capitals got the best of the Blackhawks Sunday afternoon, grabbing their eighth straight win and took down the Hawks 4-3. more ›

The Blackhawks have found themselves on a hot streak, and not just combined as a team. Captain Joanthan Toews scored a goal to extend his point streak to nine games as the Hawks grabbed their eighth straight win vs. the Maple Leafs Saturday. more ›

The Blackhawks are starting to find their groove, winning their seventh straight game vs. Carolina as the Bulls climb one notch higher in the Eastern Conference after a win in Orlando. more ›

It would be unrealistic for Bulls fans to think their team can win every game from here to the end of the regular season, although their play before last night seemed to indicate anything can happen. With last night's 83-80 road loss to the Atlanta Hawks, what could be in the cards, as they close out their road trip this weekend with visits to Orlando and Miami, is the Bulls first three-game losing streak of the season. Credit Atlanta for scratching back after the Bulls jumped out to a 14-0 lead to start the game. The Bulls had no answer for Hawks center Al Horford, who put up a season-high 31 points to go with 16 rebounds. Horford was unstoppable late and scored the game-clinching dunk over Luol Deng. more ›

Let's start with the Blackhawks, shall we? Right now they are the hottest team in the NHL. Last night's 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild extended their win streak to a season-high five games and vaulted them to fifth place in the Western Conference standings with 74 points. The Blackhawks are only two points behind Phoenix for fourth place in the conference and within striking distance of San Jose for third place. After a mostly frustrating season, the defending Stanley Cup champs are playing as though they think they can win it again, and their recent play indicates they aren't going down without a fight. Jonathan Toews, who's been the catalyst for the Blackhawks resurgence this month, continued his torrid pace. He and Patrick Sharp each scored in the second period. Toews has four goals in his last six games and 23 points in his last 14 games. more ›

When the games matter most, that's when you want your best players to step up. That's exactly what Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews did last night against the Phoenix Coyotes at the United Center. Toews scored twice in regulation and tallied the only goal in the shootout round as the Blackhawks continued their hot streak with a 4-3 win over the Coyotes. The win makes four straight for the Hawks and five of six. Captain Serious also has a five-game scoring streak in that span. more ›

Patrick Kane, recovered from his bout with the flu, got a forehand shot past Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury during a shootout round to lift the Blackhawks over the Penguins 3-2. Patrick Sharp scored off a Jonathan Toews pass in the first period for his team-leading 31st goal of the season. Bryan Bickell also scored for the Hawks, who earned two crucial points in their fight to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. But their chances don't bode well if they went to a shootout round against a Penguins squad that's missing stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. more ›

The Blackhawks have found themselves on thin ice as they are starting to fall back into a slump after losing to the Blue Jackets 4-3Friday night. more ›

It was an emotional return to Dallas for Blackhawks goaltender Marty Turco, and it ended with a more frustrating outcome. The Hawks were at the top of their game, grabbing a 3-0 lead after the first period but blew the lead in a 4-3 shootout defeat. more ›

The Vancouver Canucks hold the best record in the NHL, but have had some trouble solving the Blackhawks being knocked out of the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The Blackhawks five-game win streak over Vancouver ended last night with some bad calls and poor power play performances in a 4-3 loss. more ›

The NHL All-Star week has begun, starting with last night's fantasy draft. With a new draft system, Blackhawk's Patrick Kane was named alternate captain and threw some of the Hawks for a loop. more ›

It's kind of hard to believe that the same team that faced the 76ers in Philly Friday night crushed them just a month ago at home, while the Blackhawks recovered in a shootout victory over the Ottawa Senators. more ›

The Blackhawks snapped a four-game skid last night in Los Angeles thanks to a goal off the skate of the returning Jonathan Toews, who sat out a couple of games with a shoulder injury. Now comes news that the Blackhawks captain and defenseman Duncan Keith have been voted by fans to the All-Star team. more ›

Murphy's Law states that what can go wrong, will go wrong. The law of gravity states that what goes up must come down. Not to sound too much like Marty McFly, but it must get pretty heavy in Chicago as the Blackhawks can't seem to get out of this injury plagued funk, maintaining a healthy trend of injuries heading into 2011. more ›

Blackhawks 5, Stars 3: Jonathan Toews showed why he earned the captain's "C" on his sweater in recent games. Toews has stepped up his performance with Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa out, and the rest of his Blackhawks teammates struggling to develop chemistry. more ›

The Bulls and Blackhawks had different results on their respective road trips last night. more ›

It was a banner day in sports for area and state teams. more ›

Blackhawks 2, Canucks 1 (OT): Marty Turco stopped 36 of 37 shots on goal and Patrick Kane slipped the game-winning goal past Roberto Luongo during the shootout session to beat Vancouver and extend the Blackhawks winning streak to four games. more ›