Blackhawks
In the first meeting between the two Connors — as well as between German forwards Leon Draisaitl and Lukas Reichel — the Oilers pulled away to beat the Hawks 4-1 on Tuesday.
Jones did not travel with the Hawks on their trip to Edmonton and Seattle after suffering an upper-body injury Sunday. Without him, the Hawks’ defensive corps is severely shorthanded.
Dach’s first pro season is off to a great start. He ranks fourth among all AHL rookie forwards in points per game (with 12 points in 13 games) while playing with an edge.
The Hawks’ 4-1 defeat Sunday concluded a three-game road trip in which they didn’t score a single goal when Connor Bedard wasn’t on the ice.
After 22 games of struggles — with only six points and no even-strength goals — Reichel sat out Sunday against the Wild. “He needs to ... come back with a little bit of fire,” coach Luke Richardson said.
The goal is truth, not a response to fiction.
Beauvillier, making his Hawks debut after a trade from the Canucks, played well on the top line Saturday. But Bedard’s tally went down as the Hawks’ only goal in a 3-1 loss.
Isaak Phillips also went down to Rockford with Kaiser, while Louis Crevier was called up to the NHL for the first time. Jarred Tinordi’s activation off injured reserve sparked the shuffle Saturday.
They can’t seem to escape troubling situations, though this one was not of their own making.
“It’s of course [had] an effect on myself and my family, but...it’s out of our control,” Bedard said Friday in Winnipeg.
The Blackhawks terminated Perry’s contract Wednesday, but an NHL Players’ Association spokesperson said they are “reviewing the matter” to determine if they will file a grievance, which they have 60 days to do.
The Hawks conceded a shorthanded goal and two power-play goals in a 5-1 loss Thursday, which Tyler Johnson called “embarrassing.”
On an episode of ‘New Heights’ hosted by the Kelce brothers, the Chiefs tight end gave a shoutout to the Chicago team.
“I will take whatever steps necessary to ensure this never happens again,” Perry said in a statement Thursday. “I hope to regain the trust and respect of everyone who has believed in me throughout my career.”
After an hourlong skate Thursday in Detroit, Kane discussed how he has come to terms with this post-Blackhawks era of his career.
Kane said that game Tuesday or home games against San Jose on Dec. 7 and Ottawa on Dec. 9 are possible options for his first game with Detroit.
The adeptness with which Foligno has grown comfortable in Chicago, earned every player’s trust and ascended into a leadership role has been remarkable. The Hawks will need his vocal abilities even more moving forward.
The Hawks got some much-needed depth scoring in their 4-3 victory Tuesday against Seattle, but Beauvillier’s addition should help supplement the shorthanded forward group moving forward.
“It’s been a tough couple of days,” Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson said several times over the course of a nine-minute news conference Tuesday.
Kane reunites with former Hawks forward Alex DeBrincat on the resurgent Wings. It doesn’t appear he’ll be in their lineup against the Hawks on Thursday, but he’ll make his return to Chicago on Feb. 25.
After the Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs exploited the Hawks’ inability to defend back-door tap-ins last week, the Hawks talked about boxing out better and preventing passing lanes from opening up.
In the first meeting on NHL ice between the No. 1 and No. 2 picks in the 2023 draft, Bedard and goalie Petr Mrazek helped the Hawks earn a 1-0 win Thursday.
For some reason, Donato has dominated the month of December throughout his career, although he was completely unaware of the pattern. Given the Hawks’ scoring woes, they wouldn’t complain if it repeated itself.
After his healthy scratch Sunday, Reichel was reinserted in a fourth-line role Tuesday. He was better, albeit hardly dominant. He’ll have to play with more tenacity and confidence moving forward.
The young goalie finally got some goal support Tuesday, but he allowed three goals off rebounds before struggling in the shootout as the Hawks fell 4-3 to the Predators.
For as mature as the Hawks’ rookie sensation is off the ice, he does occasionally show some emotion on the ice. But it never lingers into his next shift or into the next day.
After an emotional victory Friday, the Hawks didn’t bring enough fire Sunday and allowed their pattern of letdowns after wins to continue in a 4-2 home defeat.
The Hawks believe Korchinski is better off learning lessons in the NHL than anywhere else. They’ve been impressed by his ability to immediately implement suggestions into his game.
Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson said Saturday that Perry’s absence is a team decision, not Perry’s decision. Perry’s agent later released a seemingly contradictory statement that Perry has “stepped away...to attend to personal matters.”
Perry missed his second consecutive game Friday against the Maple Leafs, Arvid Soderblom earned a rare win and Joey Anderson seamlessly slid into the NHL lineup.
After several weeks with “a lot of emotions” — none positive — the Hawks suddenly found new life Friday. Dickinson’s first career hat trick and Kevin Korchinski’s first career highlight moment helped them earn a 4-3 overtime victory.
Most Read