Power play woes continue for Hawks
Trailing by two goals with less than four minutes left Saturday night, the Blackhawks had yet another power play and yet another chance to make something of the evening. The...
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Wings just keep flying
In a sense, the Detroit Red Wings could be considered a team in transition--a very smooth transition. Anytime a team loses players such as future Hall of Famers Steve Yzerman...
Ruutu mulls taking shoot-first approach
Perhaps the most telling statement about Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres came Thursday when Blackhawks coach Denis Savard said that his two best players in the game were...
Goalie delivers; Hawks’ offense falls short
The final score and statistics suggest Wednesday night's 2-1 Blackhawks loss to the Buffalo Sabres was a close, tight affair that the Hawks easily could have won. Statistics, however, sometimes...
Back to Earth
That thud that hit the United Center on Sunday wasn't the Blackhawks' playoff chances--yet--but more likely a return to Earth from what might have been a bit of irrational exuberance....
Khabibulin’s off, heat’s on
The first sign that Sunday was going to be a tough day for Blackhawks goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin came 44 seconds into the game. Phoenix winger Oleg Saprykin lofted a 53-foot...
Blackhawks suffer a blackout
For a team as challenged offensively as the Blackhawks, spotting an opponent an early lead and banking on making a third-period comeback is living life on the edge. It worked...
Hawks playoff feeling not there, but win is
Panic would be too strong a word, but certainly concern would work when applied to the recent play of Martin Havlat. The Blackhawks winger, so vital to their fortunes, went...
Crash the net, burn opponents
Shot charts are more prominent in basketball, but if they were taken during Blackhawks games, they would illustrate even more vividly the frustrations coach Denis Savard expressed after Sunday's 3-1...
Hawks start to test Savard’s patience
Since taking over as head coach, Denis Savard has been nothing but positive. The glass for the Blackhawks hasn't been just half full; it has been overflowing with good vibrations....