Ben Eager News

After not playing for almost a month, it would be understandable if the Blackhawks ' backup goaltenderA Antti Niemi was a little rusty.

Jonathan Toews hasn't been the same player since suffering a concussion in late October that caused him to miss six games.

The Vancouver Canucks don't think Willie Mitchell's hit on Chicago captain Jonathan Toews will affect tonight's rematch with the Blackhawks at GM Place tonight.

The re-signing of NHL stars can be like an earthquake. The aftershocks can have as much impact as the initial event.

Kris Versteeg scored two power-play goals in Chicago's five-goal second period to help the Blackhawks rout the Calgary Flames 7-1 on Thursday night in a rematch of a first-round playoff series.

After taking a few hard tumbles into the boards Friday against Toronto, Kris Versteeg was held out of Sunday's 4-3 win over San Jose at the United Center.

The news that Toews and Kane were close to extensions is nothing new, but the addition of Keith to the mix is fantastic news.

It was Jeremy Roenick Heritage Night at the United Center and it's no accident that the team that gave Roenick his first chance in the NHL was playing the team that gave him his final chance.

It is probablyA the most embarrassing circumstance for a National Hockey League defenseman and it happened to Luke Schenn at a tone-setting juncture of last night's Maple Leafs-Blackhawks game here at the United Center.

October went just fine for the Blackhawks. No doubt about it. They were in first place in the Central Division at the end of the first month of the season for the first time since 1992, and they did it with Marian Hossa and Adam Burish not playing at all, Ben Eager missing 11 games, Jonathan Toews missing four, Brent Seabrook two and Dave Bolland ...

Jonathan Toews ' long wait finally ended. So did Ben Eager 's even longer wait. The Blackhawks forwards returned Monday night after recovering from concussions.

Jonathan Toews and Troy Brouwer scored power-play goals in a 3:31 span early in the third period Monday night, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

It wasn't a done deal after practice Sunday, but Jonathan Toews and Ben Eager are poised to return to the Blackhawks' lineup for the game tonight against the Los Angeles Kings at the United Center.

Marian Hossa watched his Blackhawks teammates scrimmage during Thursday's morning skate and figured he would take a shot.

The Chicago Blackhawks recalled winger Bryan Bickell from AHL Rockford, and he will travel to Denver for Friday night's game against the Avalanche.

On a team as talented and deep as the ChicagoA Blackhawks , ita TMs really hard to say that one player can alter the entire flow of the offense.

According to the Blackhawks on Twitter , Captain Jonathan Toews has returned to the ice for this afternoona TMs skate in Phoenix.

For the first time since the 1991-92 season, the Chicago Blackhawks are in first place at the end of October.

Concussion is a word rarely uttered in the hockey world, but Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville used it without reservation in describing the problems that kept Ben Eager on the sideline the last four weeks.

Ben Eager, who has been nursing concussion-like symptoms since Oct. 4, skated with the Blackhawks for a full practice on Sunday, though his status for game duty remained uncertain.