I have to confess ...

My name is Marc and I'm a bad Chicago sports fan. So in the words of Usher, these are my confessions... I watched the Green Bay/Baltimore Monday ...

Legwand's tally gives Preds 11th victory in 13 games

David Legwand scored at 3:07 of overtime to give Nashville a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night, the Predators' seventh straight victory.

Hornqvist spurs Preds with 2 goals in 3rd as Avs lose 1st of 7-game trip

Patric Hornqvist scored twice 2:17 apart in the third period, and the Nashville Predators rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in their home opener Thursday night.

Kronwall gets first goal, Nystrom scores twice for undefeated Calgary

Staffan Kronwall's first NHL goal lifted the perfect Calgary Flames to a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

Central Division preview

Sean Allen looks at every Central Division team from the fantasy hockey perspective for the 2009-10 season.

Our top moments from awards night

From Mother Russia to the Bruins' hat trick of hardware, our experts break down NHL awards night in Las Vegas.

...2009; Detroit, MI, USA; Chicago Blackhawks right wing Adam Burish (37) gets away from members of the...playoffs at Joe Louis Arena. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE

My MVP case for Evgeni Malkin

The end of the regular season is here. You know what that means: playoffs ... and the awards debate.

Who'll win the Hart, other NHL awards?

The end of the regular season is almost here, and you know what that means. Playoffs ... and awards races. Our experts weigh in with their picks for the major hardware.

Our MVPs for all 30 teams

Here are the regular-season MVP choices for all of the NHL's 30 teams -- the good, the bad ... and the Islanders.

QOTW answers: Who is your coach of the year?

...but definitely not a simple answer. There are so many good candidates for this season's Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year. The difficult task of picking an official winner will fall...

Who is the MVP front-runner?

Who will win this season's MVP award? Evgeni Malkin? Alex Ovechkin? Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate who should take home the Hart and other NHL trophies.

We're eating our words about Columbus ... and checking in with Big Al

The last time we checked in on the Columbus Blue Jackets for you puckheads was about a month ago, when we predicted dire things for the NHL club after...

QOTW answers: You want more love for Mason, Parise, Keith, Krejci

...this year he has 18 even-strength points at mid-season! 2nd only for D to Shea Weber, 20 pts. Keith should have been an All-Star selection. He has, unfortunately, become even more hidden...

Predators hand division-rival Blackhawks second straight loss

David Legwand scored twice for the Nashville Predators in a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday night.