The hockey meatheads are out in force this morning. more ›

The Hawks tried to beat Phoenix at their own dump-and-chase game Thursday and were almost talented enough to do it. Almost. But if they’re going to win Game two, they need to get back to playing their normal game and not the gritty style in which the Coyotes excel. more ›

Considering the amount of speculation about his return, then the disappointment that followed, it would seem that many believe Toews needs a game or two to get ready for playoff action. Not the case. more ›

We've written previously the Blackhawks don't seem to make anything easy. Last night was no exception. more ›

Winning streaks tend to end with a thud. Such was the case at the United Center last night as Nashville, playing without leading scorer Martin Erat, ended the Blackhawks' five game winning streak and managed to chase Corey Crawford out of the game two minutes into the third period. more ›

Johnny Oduya's goal at 14:04 in the third proved to be the game winner. more ›

The Bulls snapped a three-game losing streak to the Sixers. The Blackhawks handed Detroit their third home loss in their last four games. And the Illini sank even further, if that was possible. more ›

Three thrilling games highlighted last night's sports watching, capped by an unlikely win for the Blackhawks. more ›

For much of last night's contest at the United Center it appeared as though Marian Hossa's second period goal would be all the Blackhawks would need to extend their winning streak to five games. Then Dallas took the ice in the third period and blitzed Corey Crawford. more ›

Duncan Keith and Dave Bolland scored in the third period to give the Blackhawks a modest three-game winning streak. more ›

The Blackhawks returned from the NHL All-Star Break to lose their third straight, while Illinois weathered some sloppy play to snap a three-game losing streak. more ›

It was a team effort for the Blackhawks last night as Joel Quenneville won his 600th game as a head coach. more ›

The Bulls kicked off their preseason with a win, while the Blackhawks won their fourth straight. more ›

Former Blackhawks Alexander Karpovtsev and Igor Korolev, both 41, were assistant coaches for the Russian Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team that was wiped out in the crash. more ›

It's a sign that summer in Chicago won't last much longer. more ›

The Tribune does some digging into where Patrick Kane's Stanley Cup-clinching goal may have gone. more ›

Roberto Luongo showed what an elite goaltender can do when staked to a quick lead, shutting out the Blackhawks 2-0 in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup playoff series. Luongo made certain that first period goals from Christopher Higgins and Jannik Hansen, then shut down the Blackhawks with a 33-save performance. Corey Crawford was stellar in being able to hold the Sedin twins scoreless and played marvelous in goal all game, but the Canucks were the deeper team all game and played with a purpose after being kicked out of the previous two Stanley Cup playoffs by this same, but markedly different, Blackhawks team. Game 2 is tomorrow night. more ›

For the first 28 minutes of last night's game against the Blues, the Blackhawks seemed content to continue backing into the playoffs as the Western Conference's eighth seed. Then the Blackhawks were gifted a goal, changing the momentum in a 4-3 overtime victory at the United Center. more ›

The cliche goes, "you have to want it bad enough." After last night's 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at the United Center, Blackhawks fans must be asking that of their team. They made Lightning backup goalie Mike Smith look like Grant Fuhr or Dominik Hasek. Smith posted his first shutout of the season with a 31-save performance. The Blackhawks dictated the tempo for much of the game, but couldn't solve Smith. more ›

The Blackhawks held on to their tenuous grasp of reaching the playoffs last night with a 4-0 shutout of the Florida Panthers at the United Center. Corey Crawford earned his fourth shutout of the season with a 23-save performance as the Blackhawks stuck to a defensive-minded game plan against the Panthers. Brent Seabrook, Viktor Stalberg, Patrick Kane and Tomas Kopecky all scored to give Crawford a comfort zone to work with. The win allowed the Hawks to stay in contention for a Western Conference playoff spot. But with three points separating the teams in contention from those looking to leapfrog them, there is no margin for error. more ›

Blackhawks playoff tickets go on sale at 11 a.m., but the team needs to take care of business in their final 10 games to make sure they won't be refunding the ticket money. Last night's 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes was a good start. The Hawks got power play goals from Duncan Keith and Chris Campoli, who scored the game winner off a sweet cross-crease pass from Jonathan Toews. Corey Crawford, meanwhile, rebounded from some recent bad play in goal to notch 22 saves, including a strong stop of a near-breakaway by Phoenix's Adrian Aucoin. 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 ›

Add Michael Jordan to the growing list of current and former players proclaiming Derrick Rose NBA MVP. Jordan made his proclamation after the Bulls' 101-84 win over his Charlotte Bobcats. As for Rose, he had a workmanlike game with 20 points and six assists, but he hit four of his six three-point shots. The Bulls showed off their bench depth last night. Kyle Korver matched Rose with 20 points of his own, while Taj Gibson added 14 and Ronnie Brewer 10. Gibson might be back in a starting role, depending on the severity of Carlos Boozer's sprained ankle. Boozer was fouled hard going to the basket by the Bobcats' Kwame Brown last night, left the game and didn't return. more ›

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville returned to the bench after missing four games with a bleeding stomach ulcer. The team responded in kind with an emphatic 3-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Music City, USA. The Czechs, Tomas Kopecky and Marian Hossa, scored for the Hawks (Patrick Sharp added an empty netter late), and Corey Crawford continued his strong play in goal, stopping all 31 Predators shots on goal. more ›

Blackhawks 5, Blues 3: Well, whaddaya know? The Blackhawks win a game against a division rival on the road. More important, they came back from behind with a flurry of goals and tightened on the defense to hold on. more ›

The Blackhawks have recently admitted that they an eye on the Western Conference standings. Currently in eleventh place in the standings and with only four points separating them from eighth-place Calgary for the final playoff spot, they need to focus on playing good hockey. Last night's 3-1 win over Minnesota was a good start. The Wild are just ahead of the Blackhawks in the standings in tenth place and every win versus an opponent above them in the standings can go a long way towards helping the Blackhawks earn the shot to defend the Stanley Cup. more ›

D-Rose and the Bulls went down to New Orleans to face CP3 and the Hornets, while the Blackhawks dragged themselves into the Desert for a game against Phoenix. 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 ›

Wild 4, Blackhawks 2: Last year at the All-Star break the Blackhawks were cruising to a 100-point season with an eye on a Stanley Cup championship. This year, they're struggling to keep pace in a loaded Western Conference. Last night's 4-2 loss to Minnesota didn't help matters any. If the playoffs were to start today, the Hawks would be the bottom seed facing the conference-leading Vancouver Canucks. more ›