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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 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 -- He has heard chants of his name from a crowd before, but never as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks. So when the sold-out United Center began screaming "Cor-ey, Cor-ey," on Thursday night, Hawks netminder Corey Crawford took notice. "T...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks are trying not to look ahead. A win on Thursday night over the Minnesota Wild vaults the Hawks into Round 2 of the postseason and a possible matchup with the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks wrapped up their opening s...

CHICAGO -- The Minnesota Wild will start Josh Harding in goal in Thursday' critical Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Chicago Blackhawks, coach Mike Yeo said. Read the entire story....

The Minnesota Wild will start Josh Harding in goal in Thursday' critical Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Chicago Blackhawks, coach Mike Yeo said.

CHICAGO -- It's been a knock on the Chicago Blackhawks going back to the year they won the Stanley Cup: They're not tough enough, they don't throw their body around enough, and yes, they don't drop the gloves enough. That last critique has little ...

The question after the Chicago Blackhawks' Game 3 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Sunday is did the Hawks just let them back into the series down only 2-1 now? The answer is probably not. There are many perspectives to take, of course, but seeing...

CHICAGO -- With the luxury of a 2-0 series lead over the Minnesota Wild, Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville declared injured players Ray Emery and Dave Bolland out for Sunday afternoon's Game 3. "We're going to rule them out tomorrow but th...

CHICAGO -- It's all about the pace. When the Chicago Blackhawks have it -- as they did on Friday in Game 2 of their playoff series against the Minnesota Wild -- there are few teams that can stop them. Forget these 2-1 overtime nail-biters, the Hawks ...

CHICAGO -- Starting 3-0 for the first time since 1972-73 might not be as random as it appears for the Chicago Blackhawks. After all, with five days of training camp, a West Coast swing, three games in four nights and three playoff caliber opponent...