The Blackhawks squandered a lead and wasted a good first period last night and fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 at the United Center.  The Hawks still get one point for the loss, putting them at 100 for the season; four ahead of Calgary and Vancouver in the quest for home ice in the [...]

The Blackhawks fell behind 1-0 in the first period last night in Nashville, but it didn’t take them long into the second period to turn the game around.  Just 12 seconds into the period, Jonathan Toews scored on a break to tie it up, and Dustin Byfuglien gave the Hawks the lead with a goal [...]

With the Red Wings loss to St. Louis last night the Blackhawks will have a chance to clinch a playoff position tonight against Nashville at the United Center. It’s been seven years since the Blackhaws graced the post-season and that much-too-short campaign ended with a 4-1 first round loss to St. Louis.  The Hawks also [...]

Well that was a little more fun to watch than the last two games.  The Blackhawks dominated the Blues at the United Center and moved back into fourth place in the Western Conference.  The Hawks are now one point away from clinching that elusive playoff berth and it would be great if they could do [...]

For a few months now, we’ve talked about how important it is for the Blackhawks to be peaking around this time of the year going into the playoffs.  Two weeks ago, it was time to lift the lid over the panic button.  Then the Hawks went on a five game point streak that included three [...]

After losing five straight games and seven of the last eight, the Blackhawks got a win on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Kings.  The highlight of the 4-1 win was the return of Patrick Sharp, who scored two goals and should give the Blackhawks a much needed lift offensively. However, the Hawks have been [...]