The Chicago Blackhawks put together a lineup against the Calgary Flames that did not look so great on paper. Captain Jonathan Toews was a late scratch with a non-COVID illness, and goaltender Jaxson Stauber was making his second career NHL start. However, the Blackhawks played a simple and disciplined game while getting goals from five different players in a dominating…
Our Mario Tirabassi published his Chicago Blackhawks Trade Deadline Big Board 1.0 column earlier this week. We’ll review who is on the list and who might be moving up and down as the games go on. Jay Zawaski, Mario Tirabassi, and Greg Boysen talk trades and more on the CHGO Blackhawks LIVE Podcast. Watch the YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIkmwbQQkAo Subscribe to the…
As the NHL Trade Deadline approaches, here’s a deep dive into what the Chicago Blackhawks have to offer to teams looking to make a splash before March 3rd.
Well Blackhawks fans, we’re officially halfway through season one of the rebuild. That wasn’t so bad, was it? WAS IT? Okay, it was pretty bad, but there have been some signs of positivity that can’t be ignored, despite the team’s current standing at the bottom of the league. A while back, I handed out my 25 Game Awards to, at…
Happy New Year, Blackhawks fans. We’re about to enter silly season when it comes to NHL trade rumors. Things around the Blackhawks will be especially crazy, considering the magnitude of the names being rumored and Chicago’s popularity. With that in mind, here’s a qualifier: Be careful of fake accounts and carefully vet those from which you consume trade rumors. In…
Blackhawks score the first goal and it was Patrick Kane. No, seriously. It’s only happened six times this season. More times than Patrick Kane has scored goals this season. The Blackhawks actually started the game with a lead tonight by netting the first goal of the first period against then equally-lowly Blue Jackets. Patrick Kane scored the opening goal, his…
Tuesday night’s game in New Jersey will mark the Chicago Blackhawks’ 25th game of the season. The Hawks are currently 7-13-4, good for third in the all-important “tank standings.” Tank standings via Tankathon.com/NHL They are worst in the league in both Corsi For Percentage and Fenwick For Percentage. They are third worst in the NHL in Expected Goals For Percentage…
Saturday night, the Blackhawks beat the Rangers 4-1 at Madison Square Garden, snapping an eight-game losing streak. If you just look at the fancy stats of this game, it would look like most Hawks games. The opponent has the vast majority of possession and chances. The difference was special teams. The Blackhawks scored three times with the man-advantage (goals from…
The Chicago Blackhawks were defeated by the Boston Bruins Saturday night. The Bruins continued their run as the class of the NHL, improving to 16-2-0 on the season, tops in the league. It was a rough night in net for Petr Mrazek, who constantly faced quality shots on net, allowing 6 of them to cross the line. Jonathan Toews netted…
The St. Louis Blues have been doing what the Blackhawks should have been doing to start this season: Losing way more than they are winning. Coming into Wednesday night’s game, the Blues were looking up at the Blackhawks from the bottom of the Central Division standings, even with a three-game winning streak. But it was the momentum of that three-game…