The Blackhawks were widely expected to be one of the two worst teams in the league. Eight games in, they look much better than that.

The Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks made a deal on Friday. News emerged that the Canucks have picked up Lukas Reichel via trade from the Blackhawks.

One day after the Lightning recalled Dominic James from the Syracuse Crunch, head coach Jon Cooper told reporters Thursday that the forward will make his NHL debut against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Kantserov’s points are up because he’s scoring more goals. He scored 13 goals in 47 games last season, and he’s at 12 through 20 games this season. A lot of his goals are coming in ways that should be transferable to the NHL. A majority of the goals have come from the low and high slots. He’s been effective this season, too, at tipping pucks.

The Chicago Blackhawks will still be looking to make a smart draft pick in 2026. These five players from NHL Central Scouting's preliminary list are worth keeping an eye on early in the season.

Ryan Donato scored from the edge of the crease at 2:58 of overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim 2-1 on Sunday night in Ducks coach Joel Quenneville’s first game at United Center since being

The Tampa Bay Lightning (1-3-2) will host the Chicago Blackhawks (3-2-2) tonight at Benchmark International Arena for the first of two meetings this season, and all eyes will be on the net as Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy aims to extend a remarkable career streak.