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The talk is over. The long hours of video preparation are done and both the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins skated for the final time on Wednesday morning as they get ready to butt heads in the Stanley Cup finals. One team will win the Cup for t...

Stephen Walkom is one of eight NHL referees who will officiate the conference finals set to begin this weekend between the Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings, as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins.

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville never asked for an explanation. He didn't get mad or scream at the referees after Steven Walkom called off what looked to be the game-winning goal late in the third period of the Hawks' eventua...

CHICAGO -- There's little doubt an NHL goaltender facing a Game 7 has as much pressure as any individual in team sports. Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford knows he can fall back on the fact he's been there before -- in 2011 against the Vancouv...

The word "momentum" gets used over the course of a playoff series for good reason. It can carry a team from one game to the next, and to an upset series victory in some cases. Other times the favorite can ride it even when things aren't going smoothl...

CHICAGO -- As dire as it looks for the Chicago Blackhawks, it would be foolish to count them out of their playoff series with the Detroit Red Wings even though they're behind 3-1 in the series. And it would be very foolish to count them out of Gam...

It's getting close to do-or-die time for the Chicago Blackhawks. Down 2-1 in their playoff series with the Detroit Red Wings, they have to play better collectively and as individuals. Contrary to some beliefs, Jonathan Toews isn't playing all tha...

CHICAGO -- So we have a series. That was in question after Game 1, in which the Chicago Blackhawks dominated the Detroit Red Wings in their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal, just as they had in the regular season. But the only thing sim...

CHICAGO -- As the individual awards start to finally roll in for the Chicago Blackhawks -- Patrick Kane was announced a finalist for the Lady Byng on Thursday -- there's at least one more that should garner Hawks attention. Coach Joel Quenneville...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp is always changing the labels that describe his game. He's mostly known as a deadly accurate goal scorer. But at the start of this season, he was a playmaker more than anything else. People may h...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks forward Viktor Stalberg has been benched for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Read the entire story....

Chicago Blackhawks forward Viktor Stalberg has been benched for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.

CHICAGO -- If you're wondering what Chicago Blackhawks center Dave Bolland brings to the team as he gets set to make his 2013 postseason debut Wednesday night when the Hawks take on the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference semifinals, then you...

CHICAGO -- If the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild didn't provide enough storylines for you in the opening round of the playoffs, don't worry, Round 2 will have plenty. The Hawks don't know yet whether they'll be playing the San Jose Sharks or D...

CHICAGO -- The NHL began canceling regular season games on Thursday due to an owners imposed lockout which has entered its second calendar month. It means five Chicago Blackhawks' games are gone and more than likely -- even if a deal is reached soon ...

CHICAGO -- Are the Chicago Blackhawks getting better simply because the rest of their division is getting worse? Even with the announcement that the Nashville Predators have matched the offer sheet for captain Shea Weber, the Central Division has ...