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BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks hoping Sam Rinzel can get “swagger” back in AHL (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks impressed by Levshunov’s calmness in chaotic situations: “He’s never rushing” (Sun-Times)
Are the Blackhawks better than the numbers suggest? A public vs. private analytics debate (The Athletic)
Blackhawks Bits: Rinzel, Slaggert assigned to Rockford (SCH)
Let’s pull this rig over to the soft shoulder (Fels)
Blackhawks’ disastrous weekend leads to inflection point: Where is their season headed? (Sun-Times)
Connor Bedard “wants to be” on Canada’s Olympic roster, but he knows others do, too (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Ducks 7, Blackhawks 1 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Kings 6, Blackhawks 0 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
Can the Blackhawks keep defying analytics models with efficient scoring and goaltending? (Sun-Times)
(Editor’s note: quite the headline to have under those two game scores, isn’t it?)
Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson isn’t ready to say “I told you so” — not yet, at least (The Athletic)
Blackhawks’ youngsters learning how to play competently even when not feeling their best (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 2, Kings 1 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
Spin class: How a Blackhawks vet’s hockey smarts keep teammates in awe (The Athletic)
Blackhawks prospect updates: Roman Kantserov showing “bulldog mentality” in Russia as NHL arrival nears (Sun-Times)
Musings on Madison, Episode 197 — Playoffs?! (SCH)
It’s clear now: Connor Bedard will be a championship-caliber centerpiece for Blackhawks (Sun-Times)
Wyatt Kaiser has found another outlet for his creativity: playing guitar (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Golden Knights 4, Blackhawks 3 (SCH) (Tribune)
NHL GAME RECAPS
Lightning 6, Canadiens 1 (NHL)
Devils 4, Senators 3 (NHL)
Islanders 5, Golden Knights 4 (NHL)
Flyers 4, Sharks 1 (NHL)
Ducks 4, Penguins 3 (NHL)
Hurricanes 4, Blue Jackets 1 (NHL)
Bruins 5, Blues 2 (NHL)
Stars 4, Jets 3 (NHL)
Sabres 4, Oilers 3 (NHL)
Predators 4, Avalanche 3 (NHL)
NHL NEWS
McCann suspended 1 game for Maple Leafs (NHL)
Bettman: NHL revenue should hit $6.8B this season (ESPN)
Penguins put Malkin on IR With upper-body injury (ESPN)
Daly: NHL players won’t play if Olympic ice unsafe (ESPN)
NHL gets “positive reports” on Olympic rink progress (NHL)
Avalanche driven by playoff disappointment, says Sakic (NHL)
Shero’s legacy remembered ahead of US Hall induction (NHL)
Bruins’ McAvoy nears return after face injury (ESPN)
Binnington focused on Blues, not Olympics for now (ESPN)
Mammoth’s Coooley out indefinitely with injury (ESPN)
Former Stars owner, Cup champion Hicks dies at 79 (NHL)
Short-handed Caps place Lindgren, Leonard on IR (ESPN)
Jets to host Canadiens in 2026 Heritage Classic (ESPN)
Lightning sign McDonagh to 3-year, $12.3M deal (ESPN)
Stars’ Seguin likely out rest of season with ACL injury (NHL)
Binnington, Blues coach “good” after verbal exchange (NHL)
Sources: NHL eying too-short Olympic ice issue (ESPN)
NHL to teams: Helmets mandatory in warmups (ESPN)
Ex-NHL player Dineen reveals cancer diagnosis (ESPN)
Injury-plagued Blues lose Walker into February (ESPN)
HOCKEY WORLD
2025-26 PWHL Power Rankings: Week 2 (The Ice Garden)
Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod diagnosed with breast cancer (The Ice Garden)
Teams unveil jerseys for Winter Olympics (NHL)
“No Plan B” if Olympic hockey arena is not ready (ESPN)