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Blackhawks officially retire Marian Hossa’s No. 81 jersey during United Center ceremony

Surrounded by his family, his six fellow three-time Hawks Stanley Cup-winners, a sellout crowd and the Cup itself, Hossa watched his banner rise to the rafters for good.

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Blackhawks caught ‘starstruck’ in blowout loss to Bruins

Despite entering Saturday with a focus on tighter defensive coverage in the slot, the Hawks allowed the Bruins to pull them apart and dice them up in a 6-1 loss.

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Luke Richardson asking Blackhawks’ analytics team to track blue-line turnovers

Richardson and Hawks associate GM Jeff Greenberg — the new head of the beefed-up analytics department — held their first meeting on the season Sunday, leading to this first focus area.

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Blackhawks lose to Blues as Seth Jones’ absence becomes increasingly noticeable

The Hawks are now 2-4-2 since Seth Jones’ broken thumb after falling 5-2 on Wednesday. Caleb Jones has particularly struggled without his brother.

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Blackhawks’ Taylor Raddysh adding more physicality to his game

Raddysh surprisingly ranks second among Hawks forwards with 24 hits this season. He historically hasn’t been known as much of a grinder, but he’s trying to expand his game.

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Blackhawks’ offensive woes continue in shutout loss to Hurricanes

After the 3-0 defeat Monday, Hawks forwards have now combined to score just one goal in the last four games. Tyler Johnson’s upcoming return from injury could help, though.

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Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane, enduring relatively slow start, searching for more puck touches

Kane snapped a three-game scoring drought with two assists Saturday. But he’s more worried about his possession time than his production.

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Blackhawks’ MacKenzie Entwistle adjusting to playing left wing for first time

Entwistle has enjoyed the new experience on his off side, finding defensive-zone exits easier to orchestrate when retrieving rim-arounds on his forehand.

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Blackhawks notebook: Jonathan Toews’ one-day-at-a-time mentality now ‘more by choice’

Toews has been the Hawks’ best forward so far this season, and his production levels reflect that. “The irony is the results are coming because I’m really not worried about that at all,” he said.

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Blackhawks need offensive spark to make excellent goaltending matter

The Hawks rank sixth in the NHL with a .933 team save percentage at five-on-five — a number boosted by Petr Mrazek’s stellar start Thursday. But they’ve scored only four goals in their last four games combined.

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Colin Blackwell owns up to mistakes, returns to Blackhawks’ lineup with new mindset

Blackwell made a series of costly errors against the Sabres and Wild, then spent three games as a healthy scratch. But he believes “good things will come” if he can clean up his game.

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Blackhawks repeatedly buried in defensive zone during overtime loss to Kings

The Hawks spent huge portions of their 2-1 loss Thursday in Los Angeles pinned in their own zone, although goaltender Petr Mrazek repeatedly bailed them out until the final seconds of overtime.

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Blackhawks’ Sam Lafferty, Jason Dickinson find instant chemistry: ‘I see what he sees’

The Hawks acquired Dickinson hoping he’d complement Lafferty well, and that has proven exactly correct. The two speedy, defensive-minded forwards say they often intuitively know where the other will be.

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Arvid Söderblom injured in 4-0 loss to Jets, becoming the 3rd Blackhawks goalie to exit a game this season

Arvid Söderblom left Saturday’s 4-0 road loss to the Winnipeg Jets with an unknown injury, making him the third Chicago Blackhawks goalie to exit a game with an injury this season.

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Special teams struggle, Arvid Soderblom injured in Blackhawks’ blowout loss to Jets

The Jets scored three power-play goals and one short-handed goal to beat the Hawks 4-0 on Saturday in a game that ended with the Hawks’ fifth-string goaltender in net.

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Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews riding remarkable early-season scoring surge

Toews has scored seven goals in 11 games, tied for ninth-most in the NHL. It represents a stunning revival for the aging Hawks center who’d scored zero and one goals, respectively, in the first 11 games of his last two seasons.

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Blackhawks edge Kings in overtime as Arvid Soderblom earns first win

Soderblom stopped 32 of 33 shots, continuing his impressive run as a goalie thrust into the NHL, and Jonathan Toews scored in overtime to lift the Hawks 2-1.

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Blackhawks want Andreas Athanasiou to be smart when deciding whether to rush ahead

Athanasiou can create incredible plays with his speed and stickhandling. But Hawks coach Luke Richardson doesn’t want him risking turnovers in search of highlights.

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Kyle Davidson encouraged, not upset, by Blackhawks’ competitiveness

The Hawks general manager is thrilled about new coach Luke Richardson’s “phenomenal” start and insists he isn’t bothered by the Hawks’ 4-3-2 record undermining their draft positioning.

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Philipp Kurashev driving Blackhawks’ most effective lines, even in losses

The Hawks blew another late lead in a 4-3 shootout loss Sunday against the Wild. But Kurashev, who has thrived alongside Jason Dickinson and now Jonathan Toews, enjoyed another strong game.

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Seth Jones’ thumb injury leaves Blackhawks’ defense in dire shape

Jones will miss three to four weeks after getting injured blocking a shot Saturday. Jack Johnson and Jake McCabe formed the Hawks’ new first pair Sunday in his absence.

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Blackhawks crumble against Sabres, spoiling Arvid Soderblom’s stellar bid for first victory

Soderblom made 14 high-danger saves, the most by a Blackhawks goalie since Corey Crawford in February 2020, and 41 saves total. But the Hawks blew a 3-1 lead in a 4-3 overtime loss Saturday in Buffalo.

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Blackhawks notebook: Jake McCabe promoted to first pair with Seth Jones

Plus, Alex Stalock believes his lighter weight has helped his endurance and Boris Katchouk debuted after a four-week injury absence.

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Blackhawks’ Caleb Jones hopes to find consistency, confidence in make-or-break season

Last season, Jones’ play alternated between good and bad stretches. Now at age 25, entering his fifth NHL season, he realizes it’s “time to really get established.”

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Blackhawks’ streak snapped by Oilers in penalty-laden barnburner

After a combined 20 penalties and five game-tying goals, Oilers star Leon Draisaitl scored with 37.6 seconds left to defeat the Hawks 6-5 on Thursday.

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