Author: Peter Elliott

Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks lose first game to Sabres in 8 years

By Peter Elliott | Mar 18th 2018 | 5 min read |

Long live the streak. After 12 games during the span of eight years, the Chicago Blackhawks have finally lost a game to the Buffalo Sabres, Patrick Ka...

Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks squander momentum in another close loss

By Peter Elliott | Feb 25th 2018 | 5 min read |

Sigh. As our own Dave Melton wrote in his recap of last night’s game, “It’s a story that’s been told so many times it’s nauseating.” I wri...

Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks snap eight-game losing streak in 7-1 offensive explosion

By Peter Elliott | Feb 18th 2018 | 4 min read |

Prior to last night, the lowly Chicago Blackhawks had zero wins and only one point in the month of February. That all changed on Saturday when the Haw...

Morning Bag Skate: Languishing Blackhawks are free falling after fifth straight loss

By Peter Elliott | Feb 11th 2018 | 4 min read |

It seems that after last night’s mind-numbing 3-0 loss at the hands of division rival Minnesota, the Chicago Blackhawks have reached the point of no...

Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks waver late in 4-3 overtime loss to Flames

By Peter Elliott | Feb 4th 2018 | 3 min read |

The Blackhawks surrendered a third-period lead en route to a 4-3 defeat in overtime at the hands of the Flames, who snapped a six-game losing streak o...

Morning Bag Skate: Devils rout Blackhawks 4-1, drop second straight game

By Peter Elliott | Dec 24th 2017 | 3 min read |

Patrick Kane netted his 300th career goal, but that was all Chicago produced offensively en route to an ugly 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Devils. Th...

Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks prep for divisional showdown against Wild

By Peter Elliott | Dec 17th 2017 | 3 min read |

The Blackhawks had the night off for the second Saturday in a row, giving them time to prepare for tonight’s showdown against divisional foe Minneso...

Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks get rare Saturday off, prepare to face Coyotes tonight

By Peter Elliott | Dec 10th 2017 | 3 min read |

The Chicago Blackhawks had their first Saturday night off in almost three months, giving Coach Quenneville’s squad some time recuperate before t...

Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks wrap up road trip with 4-1 win over Panthers

By Peter Elliott | Nov 26th 2017 | 4 min read |

The Chicago Blackhawks concluded their three-game road trip in a dominant fashion Saturday night in an assertive 4-1 over the Florida Panthers. Jonath...

Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks overcome 3-1 deficit, down Hurricanes in overtime

By Peter Elliott | Nov 12th 2017 | 4 min read |

The Chicago Blackhawks barely escaped out of Saturday night’s contest against the Carolina Hurricanes and many of their former teammates. With Carol...