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BLACKHAWKS
RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Golden Knights 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
Analyzing Blackhawks’ slowly improving team stats from first half of 2025-26 season (Sun-Times)
Surging Blackhawks hope Bedard, Nazar return to a reinvented, more versatile team (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Capitals 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
Teravainen excited to fulfill Olympic dreams with Finland — once the rink is finished (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Stars 3 (SCH) (Sun-Times)
Why Nick Foligno believes this Blackhawks team is still “different” (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Islanders 3, Blackhawks 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks want more physicality, nastiness from their friendly group of defensemen (Sun-Times)
Are the young Blackhawks hitting the wall? Another step toward NHL experience (The Athletic)
Bedard resumes skating as Jeff Blashill defends Blackhawks’ desire to improve (Sun-Times)
Foligno’s return adds a little depth to decimated forward corps (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Penguins 7, Blackhawks 3 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
Blackhawks need more from Oliver Moore, but they also need to give him more (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Stars 3 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
NHL GAME RECAPS
Canadiens 4, Stars 3 (NHL)
Penguins 5, Blue Jackets 4 (NHL)
Panthers 2, Avalanche 1 (NHL)
Hurricanes 3, Devils 1 (NHL)
NHL NEWS
Tkachuk could return to Panthers on road trip (NHL)
Toews out of Colorado lineup at Florida (NHL)
Avs C Landeskog injured, will “miss some time” (ESPN)
Wennberg, 31, lands 3-year extension from Sharks (ESPN)
Flames’ Beecher, Jets’ Stanley get roughing bans (ESPN)
Toews, Kane ready for “strange moment” as opponents (NHL)
Kochetkov likely out rest of season for Hurricanes (NHL)
Penguins acquire F Chinakhov from Blue Jackets (ESPN)
Tkachuk back at Panthers practice, still no timeline (NHL)
Barzal two-hand slashes Marchment in Isles’ loss (ESPN)
Sens’ Ullmark taking personal leave of absence (ESPN)
Montour out 4 weeks after hand surgery (NHL)
Ingram grateful for return to NHL with Oilers (NHL)
Last-place Maple Leafs fire assistant coach Savard (ESPN)
Crosby leaps Lemieux as Pens’ all-time top scorer (ESPN)
Injured captain Miller misses Rangers’ 2-1 loss (ESPN)
Sabres ad ex-Habs GM Bergevin to front office (ESPN)
Montreal-bound: Danault returns to Habs in trade (ESPN)
Sabres’ Timmins breaks leg, likely out 6-8 weeks (ESPN)
Panthers “don’t know” if Tkachuk will play in Winter Classic (NHL)
Foerster out 5 months for Flyers after arm surgery (NHL)
Sources: FSG to sell Penguins to Hoffmann family (ESPN)
HOCKEY WORLD
WJC Roundup: Czechia tops Canada, reaches final (NHL)
Finland stuns US in WJC quarters (ESPN)
2026 World Junior Championship schedule, results (NHL)
Team USA Olympic roster announced (The Ice Garden)
2025-26 PWHL Power Rankings: Week 6 (The Ice Garden)