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The window of opportunity could close fast on the Blackhawks. With young star forwards Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews and stalwart defenceman Duncan Keith set to become restricted free agents in the off-season, Chicago GM Stan Bowman might have to make a couple of deals by the NHL trade deadline in March to ensure the club has some money in the ...

As a brief two-game road trip concludes, a pair of back-to-back matchups begin when the Canadiens pay a visit to the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

The irony dripped right off the huge video screen that hangs above the ice here in the world's biggest hockey arena, the United Center.

It's much too early to tell if the Blackhawks made the right decision last summer in signing Marian Hossa to a long-term contract and allowing Martin Havlat to move on to the Minnesota Wild.

DETROIT - In just a few seasons, the Chicago Blackhawks have gone from being a bad team to one of the best in the National Hockey League.

Jonathan Toews #19 of the Chicago Blackhawks takes the puck down the ice during a game against the Dallas Stars on October 17, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago's Brent Seabrook, a Richmond native, would be thrilled to play for Canada at the Vancouver Olympics.

Joel Quenneville said Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook could play on Saturday, though their status is still being evaluated after leaving Wednesday night's game in the third period.

Consider the rivalry between the Blackhawks and Canucks turned up a notch. In their first meeting after the Hawks eliminated the Canucks last season in a hard-fought playoff series, the teams met Wednesday night and the result was ugly for the Hawks on the scoreboard and injury-wise. Hawks captain Jonathan Toews was crunched with an open-ice hit ...

Michael Grabner scored the tying goal with 7:44 to play and Mikael Samuelsson followed with the winner 3:02 later Wednesday night as the Vancouver Canucks rallied for their first road victory of the season, 3-2 over the Chicago Blackhawks .

Injuries, poor play, and financial issues have teams all over the NHL thinking about their immediate and long-term roster situations.

Edmonton Oilers centre Sam Gagner, right, is tripped up by Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Duncan Keith while winger Kris Versteeg controls the puck during the Oilers' 4-3 loss in Chicago on Wednesday.

The United Center boo birds came after Cristobal Huet again Saturday night, and with some reason.

The red-hot Chicago Blackhawks will shoot for a fifth consecutive victory when they host the Dallas Stars tonight at United Center.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice in a 28-second span as the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks for the first time in over 10 years with a 4-1 win at Verizon Center.

Dustin Byfuglien and Tomas Kopecky scored in a 28-second span early in the second period to help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Thursday.

Nikolai Khabibulin knew exactly what to expect from the talented Chicago Blackhawks, who shoot from everywhere and aggressively crash the net.

Niklas Hjalmarsson opened a lot of eyes last spring when he worked his way into the top four on defense during the Blackhawks' long playoff run as a rookie.

Brent Seabrook scored 26 seconds into overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks matched the biggest comeback in NHL history, rallying from a five-goal deficit to beat the Calgary Flames 6-5 on Monday night.

Coming off their first loss of the season, the Flames can't be too happy to see the Blackhawks.

Ladd beat Colorado goalie Craig Anderson with a high shot in the ninth round of the shootout to give the Blackhawks a 4-3 victory Saturday night in their home opener.

Andrew Ladd scored in the ninth round of the shootout to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche at United Center.

The Detroit Red Wings didn't exactly play a spotless, dominating game against the Chicago Blackhawks, snagging a 3-2 victory in their home opener despite giving up 14 third-period shots and being out-shot 34-23 , but to hear the Blackhawks' side of the story, one could guess that the Blackhawks managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, as ...

While some pundits might disagree, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock seems to believe that Detroit's home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks is, if not a "statement" game, an exceedingly important one: October 8, ESPN : "I'm caught up in it; you may not be, but I am," Babcock said.

Share + Oct 6, 2009 4:47 pm US/Central Reporting Megan Mawicke CHICAGO 1 of 1 David Booth #10 of the Florida Panthers battles with Brent Seabrook #7 of the Chicago Blackhawks during The Compuware/NHL premiere helsinki series match at the Hartwall Arena on Oct.

They have had some down time in Europe, but their focus has been on hockey. After reaching the Western Conference finals last season for the first time since 1995, the Blackhawks face inflated expectations entering Friday's NHL opener against the Florida Panthers.

The Victoria Cup remains in its infancy with the 2009 game between the Chicago Blackhawks and ZSC Zurich just the second game to be played after the Rangers defeated Metallurg Magnitogorsk last year.

Earlier this week, the Chicago Blackhawks made their roster cuts before beginning their regular season against the Florida Panthers in Helsinki, Finland.

Be afraid of the Central -- be very afraid. While Detroit continues to disprove the theory that it's impossible to build an annual Stanley Cup contender in the salary-cap world, the Red Wings, and the rest of the West, suddenly have company.