Chicago Blackhawks

What’s New In Anaheim?

What’s new with the Ducks? Last we checked, they were beating some teams they weren’t supposed to beat, making a little noise way out west. John Gibson was holding forth in net, backed up more than capably by Lukas Dostal. And Frank Vatrano signed an 18-million-dollar contract extension which will keep him in Anaheim for three more years…

Hiller’s Eleven-and-Seven

by Brian Kennedy | Jan 3, 2025

As he is prone to do, LA Kings coach Jim Hiller went with an eleven-and-seven (forwards/defensemen) lineup against the New Jersey Devils. This was at least the third time in a row he’s done this. One reporter I spoke to said that he had tracked the practice back to last season, and of the games the Kings played with this lineup configuration, they had won 17 of 20 dating back to last season.

PHOTO GALLERY: 12/31/2024 Discover NHL Winter Classic Blackhawks v. Blues

by Rachel Lewis | Jan 1, 2025

The Chicago Blackhawks lost 6-2 to the St. Louis Blues in the Discover NHL Winter Classic Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL in front of a crowd of 40,933. (Rachel Lewis – InsideHockey)

Tiering 12 NHL teams' playoff hopes: From 'we can still fix this' to 'resigned to their fate'

Yes, the season is more than halfway over, but the Bruins, Rangers and Sabres are three of 12 teams that are already veering off their playoff paths. [...]

Grades for all 32 NHL teams at midseason: Knights, Caps, Jets, Wild lead the way

From multiple A's to several D's and two F's, here's each team's class president, player in danger of failing, and an overall grade. [...]

Avs' Bednar calls win over Rangers 'unimpressive'

Jared Bednar had a blunt, one-word summation after Colorado rallied for a 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. [...]

'Not good enough': Penguins' freefall continues

After two periods of dominance against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night, the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins crumbled in the third period en route to a costly 4-2 defeat that capped [...]

Connor's natural hat trick powers Jets' victory

Veteran forward Kyle Connor scored three goals in a span of just 6:38 in the first period, the left-winger's sixth career hat trick, sparking the first-place Winnipeg Jets to a [...]

Penguins' Malkin latest victim of home burglary

According to KDKA-TV, Evgeni Malkin's home was broken into Saturday -- the same day the Penguins hosted the Senators -- and three Stanley Cup rings of his are missing. [...]

Habs' Heineman sidelined after being hit by car

Canadiens forward Emil Heineman is expected to miss three to four weeks after being struck by a vehicle while walking in downtown Salt Lake City a day before playing at [...]

76ers, Flyers to get new arena opening in 2031

The Philadelphia 76ers and Comcast Spectacor announced, on Monday, plans to build a new arena in South Philadelphia that will open in 2031. The arena will also be home to [...]