Dealing with illness

What happens with Lukas Reichel will be interesting to watch, plus why Chris O'Hearn was hired as vice president of hockey operations.

Finds twine Thursday

Tyler Bertuzzi scored two power-play goals and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the slumping Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 to end a four-game losing streak.

The Chicago Blackhawks are a team the entire NHL is ... Veterans like Taylor Hall and Alec Martinez are the two likeliest candidates to be on new teams post deadline. Now there's a new player ...

In the middle of another losing season, Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson is preaching patience.

Connor Bedard and Alec Martinez scored for Chicago, and Arvid Soderblom made 39 saves. The Blackhawks have lost four in a row. Blackhawks: Soderblom played well, but gave up the late goal to Forsberg and then was beaten on all three attempts in the shootout.

On their seventh try, they finally eluded Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek 5 minutes, 43 seconds into the first period when Spurgeon sent the puck past Mrazek’s blocker after a 4-on-2 rush for the Wild. Marco Rossi factored into the play to pick up an assist on the Wild’s past four goals, tying a team record for the second time this season.

Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson wanted to clear up at least one thing about the Taylor Hall trade: He was going to move Hall sooner or later. So Friday’s three-team deal was just a means to an end,

The Chicago Blackhawks put up a good battle against the Nashville Predators, but Nashville prevailed in the shootout.

The Chicago Blackhawks rallied from a 1-0 deficit in the first period with two goals in the second, but they lost 3-2 in a shootout. Connor Bedard scored for the second straight game.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have Cole Sillinger back in the lineup as the Jackets clash with the Vegas Golden Knights for the first time this season. With two days left in January, it’s rare that two teams face each other this late in the season.