RECAP: Blackhawks come back in third, win finale 5-2
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Wednesday night’s action against the San Jose Sharks looking to close out their season with a win. They had a rough stretch for the last… Read more »
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RECAP: Blackhawks beat down by Hurricanes 7-2
The Chicago Blackhawks are clearly at the point in another lost season where they have no more energy some nights. These young guys do the best that they can, but… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks drop another, lose to Oilers 3-1
The Chicago Blackhawks are in the midst of another tough stretch of another tough season. They lost their last four games straight coming into Thursday night’s action, with the most… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks force OT, but drop at home to Wild 4-3
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Tuesday night’s action against the Minnesota Wild having dropped their previous game to the Vegas Golden Knights. They did not look good in that contest,… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks come back to beat Mammoth 3-2
The Chicago Blackhawks faced the Utah Mammoth for the second time in a week on Thursday night. This would be the fourth game of the season against them, with the… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks take down Mammoth at home 3-2
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Monday night’s action against the Utah Mammoth having a rough start to March. They carried a 1-1-2 record thus far, with two tough overtime losses… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks 2026 NHL Trade Deadline Tracker
The-Rink.com staff will be updating any 2026 Chicago Blackhawks deadline moves in real time, right here. Make sure to bookmark this page and come back as the moves happen for… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks downed in overtime, lose 3-2 in Winnipeg
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Tuesday night’s action having just won their previous game against the Utah Mammoth. Arvid Soderblom played his best game all season in the shutout, and… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks fend off Sharks, win 6-3
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Monday night’s action in a rough patch. They had lost their last five games total, with a couple losses coming in the shootout, but badly… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks blasted in Pittsburgh
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Thursday night’s action having lost their last three games. Two were shootout and overtime losses, giving them points, but all the games were not pretty…. Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks ground Jets, win 2-0 in Toews’ return to Chicago
The Chicago Blackhawks came into the action Monday night looking to get back into the win column. They had just lost three in a row, and four of their last… Read more »
RECAP: Commesso and Blackhawks blank Predators 3-0 in Nashville
The Chicago Blackhawks have been on a roll as of late. They have won three out of their last four games, dropping their most recent contest to the Washington Capitals…. Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks slip past Capitals, win 3-2 in shootout
The Chicago Blackhawks looked to continue to add to the win column on Saturday night as they went to the nation’s capital to face the Washington Capitals. The Hawks were… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks top Stars in shootout 4-3
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Texas against the Dallas Stars looking to get back to winning. They had dropped their previous six contests, and needed to get something going to… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks allow late comeback, lose to Maple Leafs 3-2
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Tuesday night looking to get back to winning. They had dropped contests against St. Louis and Detroit in their previous two games, and had not… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks dominated by Kings 6-0
In one of the weirdest scheduling decisions that has happened in years, the Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday night’s action against the Los Angeles Kings having just beaten them on… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks beat by Predators 4-3
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Friday’s game looking to get back on track. They put up a fight against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night, dropping that contest in overtime… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks beat down in Buffalo, drop 9-3 loss to Sabres
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Friday night’s action hoping to bounce back after a bad loss the night before in Chicago against the Seattle Kraken. Andre Burakovsky would not play… Read more »
RECAP: Bertuzzi’s hat trick powers Blackhawks past Canucks 5-2
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Wednesday night’s action trying to get back in the win column. They were on a three-game losing streak to start this road trip, only looking… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks stopped in Seattle, lose 3-1
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Monday night’s action trying to get back into the win column. They dropped their previous contest to the Edmonton Oilers in overtime, with the team… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks downed by Jets in first battle against Jonathan Toews
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Manitoba on Thursday night ready to face longtime captain Jonathan Toews for the first time. The Hawks were fresh off a strong victory over the… Read more »
RECAP: Donato does it again, Blackhawks top Lightning 3-2
The Chicago Blackhawks looked to continue the roll that they have been on the last few games as they came in to Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks best Mammoth 3-1 for first win of season
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Monday night’s action looking for their first win of the season. They had dropped every game so far, only gaining one point in an overtime… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks spoil Demidov’s debut, beat Montreal 4–3 in shootout
The Chicago Blackhawks looked to keep adding to their point total in the last few games of the season. Coming off a shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday,… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks down listless Bruins 5–2 in Boston
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Thursday night’s action looking to put together a few wins before the end of the season. They had just lost the second of a home-and-home… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks down Flyers 7–4 in high-offense thriller
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Sunday afternoon’s action against the Philadelphia Flyers in a bit of a rut. They had lost their previous seven games, going all the way back… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks fall to lowly Sharks 4–2 in San Jose
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Thursday night’s action against the San Jose Sharks looking to end a two-game skid. They were coming off back-to-back losses to the Colorado Avalanche and… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks best Kings 5–1 in Spencer Knight’s debut
The Chicago Blackhawks were back in the Windy City on Monday night to take on the Los Angeles Kings. They were fresh off a victory in California on Saturday night… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks take season series, win 6–3 in Anaheim
The Chicago Blackhawks visited the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night in their finale to their season series. They were looking to get off of the five-game slide and start stringing… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks back in win column, beat lowly Predators 6–2
The Chicago Blackhawks were needing to get back into the win column coming into Friday night’s action. Most of the season, they have gone at least two to three losses… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks come up short in Carolina 3–2
Having played the Carolina Hurricanes just a week and a half ago in the Windy City, the Chicago Blackhawks went down to Carolina to take them on again on Thursday… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks beat down by Wild, drop third straight 4–2
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Sunday night’s action looking to get back into the win column. They had dropped their last two games in overtime against the Carolina Hurricanes and… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks bested by Oilers, lose 4–3 at home
After losing badly to the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit on Friday night, the Chicago Blackhawks looked to bounce back at home against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. The game… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks beat down in Buffalo, lose 6–2
The Chicago Blackhawks looked to get back on track on Friday night in Buffalo. They had lost their previous two games in close fashion, falling 6–4 to Calgary and 4–3… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks’ comeback flames out, fall 6–4 to Calgary
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday afternoon having won three straight games for the first time in two years. They were managing to put goals in the net, getting excellent… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks get back on track, beat Islanders 5–3
The Chicago Blackhawks looked to go back into the win column on Sunday afternoon at the United Center. They put up an effort against the New York Islanders the other… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks’ skid continues, downed by Bruins 4–2
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Wednesday night’s action looking to break their current skid. They had dropped their prior three games against opponents who are on a roll: the NHL-best… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks finally ignite, take down Stars 6–2
The Chicago Blackhawks looked to rebound on Wednesday night against the Dallas Stars after their 3–2 overtime loss against the Flyers on Saturday. They looked good most of the game,… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks downed by Kraken in Seattle 3–1
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Thursday night’s action having taken down the Minnesota Wild at home in Chicago on Sunday. Seattle came in riding a two-game winning streak, appearing as… Read more »
RECAP: Donato tallies another, but Blackhawks dropped by Sharks 3–2
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Thursday night’s action against the San Jose Sharks having taken down the banged up Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Monday night. They would stick with… Read more »
RECAP: Hall hits 700 points as Blackhawks lose 6–3 to Canucks
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Tuesday night’s action looking to reverse their fortunes after dropping a 4–2 decision to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Pat Maroon came back into the… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks drop season finale, lose 5–4 in OT to Kings
The Chicago Blackhawks have had a tough season. The team has been going through many growing pains that come with a lineup filled with younger players, and not a lot… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks hold on to defeat first-place Stars, win 3–2
The Dallas Stars and Chicago Blackhawks have been playing polar opposite seasons this year. While the Stars have championship ambitions, the Blackhawks do as well…three to five seasons from now…. Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks oust Flames, win 3–1 at home before road trip
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Tuesday night’s action off a thrilling comeback win against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. They managed to come back to force overtime, scoring… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks man-handled by Kings, lose 5–0 at home
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Friday night’s action riding high, having defeated the Anaheim Ducks and Arizona Coyotes in succession in convincing fashion. The offense was humming, putting up 14… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks beaten in the nation’s capital, lose 4–1
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday night’s tilt versus the Washington Capitals having broken their losing streak. They beat the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night, 5–2, in a game that… Read more »
RECAP: Avalanche blank Blackhawks in 5–0 beatdown
The Colorado Avalanche came into the United Center to face the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. The Blackhawks were coming in having dropped their two previous contests in brutal overtime… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks dropped by Jets 3–2 in overtime
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Friday night’s action still looking to get back into the win column. With losses at Carolina and at home versus the Flyers, they continue to… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks flightless versus Penguins in Bedard’s return
The Chicago Blackhawks continue to attempt to get back into the win column, but have been unsuccessful as of late. Their most recent success came in an overtime loss to… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks earn point against Rangers, lose 4–3 in OT
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Friday night’s action against the New York Rangers looking to break a losing skid. Going back to before the all-star break, they had dropped their… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks burned by Flames, lose 1–0
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday night’s action against the Calgary Flames looking to get back into the win column. They had dropped their previous decision to the streaking Edmonton… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks crushed by Kraken, dropped 6–2
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Wednesday night’s action in the middle of a four-game road trip. They were blanked by the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night, but held it together… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks sink Sharks in shootout, 2–1
One would hope that when you face the lowliest team in the NHL, you would be able to pull out a victory 10 times out of 10, right? When the… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks put up a goose egg, lose 3–0 to Nashville
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Tuesday night’s action against the Nashville Predators having dropped both games of an away-and-away in Dallas. After a long time of not getting into game… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks drop in overtime to Dallas 5–4
The Blackhawks came into Friday night’s action, finally ending their losing streak. After defeating Winnipeg 2–1 on Wednesday, they came into Dallas to try to gain four points before the… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks bounced into loss column, drop to Montreal
The Blackhawks have been such a yo-yo team this season. They haven’t been able to string any win streaks together, and have been waffling back and forth between wins and… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks drop third straight, shellacked by Seattle 7–1
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Thursday night’s contest having dropped their previous two games. They were not able to muster more than two goals for themselves, while allowing four against… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks’ streak comes to a halt, lose to Capitals
The Chicago Blackhawks were on their first winning streak this season coming into Sunday night’s action. They had defeated the Anaheim Ducks and St. Louis Blues behind strong goaltending performances… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks make it two in a row, down Blues 3–1
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday night’s game against the St. Louis Blues having beaten the Anaheim Ducks 1–0 Thursday night at the United Center. Petr Mrazek got his first… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks beat in Winnipeg, lose to Jets 3–1
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday’s action having won two out of their last nine games, and starting to show some dangerous trends that, if not addressed, could spell disaster… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks vanquish Kraken, win 4–3 over Seattle
The Chicago Blackhawks have yet to find consistency in this season, having yo-yoed back and forth from win to loss pretty consistently the past couple of months. That streak continued,… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks downed in Nashville, lose 4–2 again
The Chicago Blackhawks looked to get back on track on Saturday afternoon against the Nashville Predators. They had dropped their last two contests, and were not able to get over… Read more »
RECAP: Bedard banks two more goals, but Blackhawks fall in Sunrise
The Chicago Blackhawks looked to finish off a two-game road trip with a pair of wins and bring themselves to within a game of having a .500 record. Connor Bedard… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — Nov. 4 vs. Florida Panthers
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday night’s action looking to get things back on track. They looked like an ECHL team on Monday against the Arizona Coyotes, getting utterly destroyed… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — Oct. 30 at Arizona Coyotes
The Chicago Blackhawks have had an up and down season to this point. They have beaten teams that made for some impressive wins, such as the Vegas Golden Knights on… Read more »
RECAP: Avalanche dominate Blackhawks in one-sided affair
As one team looked to wrap up a five-game road trip, the other looked to continue to roll in their home opener, the Chicago Blackhawks took on the Colorado Avalanche… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Well, we finally made it, folks! Game one of the 2023–24 hockey season, with the Chicago Blackhawks taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh. With both teams looking to improve… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — Oct. 1 vs. Detroit Red Wings
The Chicago Blackhawks came into their third preseason game swapping lineups back and forth in the first two games, from the veteran-heavy lineup of game one to the young guns… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — Sept. 30 vs. Minnesota Wild
The Blackhawks faced off against the Minnesota Wild for the first time this preseason in their second tilt of the warm-up slate. With Connor Bedard showing exactly why he was… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — April 13 vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Well, ladies and gentlemen, another Chicago Blackhawks season has come to an end. This one was particularly filled with ups and downs, as the first few games of the season… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — April 1 vs. New Jersey Devils
The Chicago Blackhawks have been doing everything in their power to get into last place in the entire league to see if they can wind up with the first overall… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — March 26 vs. Vancouver Canucks
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Sunday night’s game against the Vancouver Canucks mired in a four-game losing streak, getting outscored 18–4 in that span, and setting themselves up for a… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — March 18 vs. Arizona Coyotes
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday evening’s action looking to get off of their winning ways, after beating the Boston Bruins at home and the Nashville Predators in Tennessee. In… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — March 4 vs. Nashville Predators
The Chicago Blackhawks, fresh off of trading away seemingly half of the roster at the trade deadline, came into Saturday evening’s action having lost their last three games in a… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — Feb. 21 vs. Vegas Golden Knights
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Tuesday night’s action against the Vegas Golden Knights looking to continue to rack up points, having won their previous two games by beating the surging… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — Feb. 10 vs. Arizona Coyotes
The Chicago Blackhawks finished up a two-game homestand on Friday night, taking on the Arizona Coyotes. They went into overtime for the second consecutive game and managed to take the… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers: Jan. 21 vs. St. Louis Blues
The Chicago Blackhawks were riding high coming into action on Saturday night. They had won their previous two games, having beaten the Buffalo Sabres in overtime at home on Tuesday… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — Dec. 13 vs. Washington Capitals
The Chicago Blackhawks simply cannot get anything going in what is turning into a lost season, as the Hawks continue losing games and questions swirl around Patrick Kane and Jonathan… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — Nov. 23 vs. Dallas Stars
The Chicago Blackhawks cannot seem to get off of the losing streak they are currently on for anything, and their latest effort unfortunately turned up the same sort of result… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — Nov. 20 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Sunday afternoon looking to right the ship, having dropped their last three games, and looking like they were getting outplayed consistently in doing so. Unfortunately,… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — Nov. 3 vs. Los Angeles Kings
The Chicago Blackhawks recovered from a 3–1 loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday night by taking care of business at home on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings,… Read more »
Blackhawks Post-game One-timers — Oct. 27 vs. Edmonton Oilers
The Chicago Blackhawks welcomed in the Edmonton Oilers to the United Center last night and dropped a heartbreaker of a game in a 6–5 loss. A brief recap of the… Read more »
Blackhawks look lethargic, lose big to Sharks 4–1
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday night’s action 1–1 on their road trip, taking down the Arizona Coyotes in overtime on Wednesday night, then dropping the following came to the… Read more »
Reichel records first career point in 4–3 heartbreaker
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday afternoon’s affair having taken down the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night in Pat Foley’s final game of his legendary career and looked to… Read more »
Delia stands tall as Blackhawks topple Kings in shootout
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Thursday night’s action against the Los Angeles Kings coming off of a well-player 4–2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. The new faces in… Read more »
Blackhawks outclassed, exhausted, lose 6–3 to Tampa Bay
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Sunday’s action on a weird back and forth streak between wins and losses. Most recently, they dropped a winnable game against the Philadelphia Flyers in… Read more »
Blackhawks lose again, blanked 2–0 by Avalanche
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Monday’s action having dropped both games of a home-and-home series with the Minnesota Wild and three in a row overall. They lost a very winnable… Read more »
Blackhawks keep rolling, slide past Canadiens 3–2
The Chicago Blackhawks were back in action on Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens, coming back home after a road trip that saw them win two out of three and… Read more »
Blackhawks fight to get to overtime, lose to Stars 4–3
Things are going pretty well for the Chicago Blackhawks of late, as they are playing much better hockey under Derek King than they had been playing earlier in the season…. Read more »
Blackhawks get beat down, lose to Oilers 5–2
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday night’s action against the red-hot Edmonton Oilers with a four-game win streak on the line. In Derek King’s first games behind the bench, the… Read more »
Blackhawks drop 4–3 heartbreaker to undefeated Hurricanes
The Chicago Blackhawks finally looked like a team ready to play on Monday night against the Ottawa Senators, scoring the opening goal of the game and eventually putting up five… Read more »
Ending the road trip on a thud, Blackhawks lose to Penguins 5–2
The Chicago Blackhawks came into the action tonight looking to bounce back from back-to-back losses to open the season. They did not look good against the Colorado Avalanche, going down… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 17 – Video Roundtable Pt 2
The-Rink.com writers John Jaeckel, Jeff “El Gatekeeper” Osborn, Mario Tirabassi, Juliana Nikac, Lucas Rozell, Marie Sexton, Eric Andrews, Matt Csakai and Sean Fitzgerald get together again on Facebook live to… Read more »
Along the Boards: Blackhawks take over in third, beat Lightning 5–2
The Blackhawks came into tonight’s contest having dropped a rough game to the St. Louis Blues by a score of 6–5 on Tuesday. The loss was the first time since… Read more »
Along the boards: Blackhawks drop a roller coaster, lose to Blues 6–5
Well, Blackhawks fans, buckle in for a rough ride to the end of the season. After the trade deadline saw both Erik Gustafsson and the beloved Robin Lehner dealt for… Read more »
Along the boards: Blackhawks drop last game before break, lose to Panthers 4–3
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Tuesday’s game against the Florida Panthers riding high. They had won their last five games, and had looked good doing it, with Patrick Kane in… Read more »
Along the boards: Blackhawks first line comes up big, beats Senators 3—2
The ‘Hawks were looking to keep the wins coming against the Senators after picking up points against the Anaheim Ducks and being them handily by a score of 4-2. Dominik… Read more »
Along the boards: Blackhawks lose to “fragile” Predators, 5-2
The Blackhawks came into this game looking to rebound from a tough last game against Calgary in which they came up short in mounting a full comeback. Drake Caggiula came… Read more »
Along the Boards: Blackhawks jostle the Jets, 4-1
This was the best game the Blackhawks have played this season. Okay, I didn’t expect to be writing these words either after how the team played against Colorado last night,… Read more »
Blackhawks get left under a pile of goals, lose to Avs 7—3.
The Blackhawks were looking to get back on track on Saturday night against the Avalanche, hoping to finish off the home and home series with a win. They dropped the… Read more »