Marc Denis

Martin Havlat's second season opener went a lot better than his first. Havlat, who injured his right shoulder in the first game of the season and missed the next 22, returned to the lineup in spectacular fashion Wednesday night by scoring two goals to...

Many goals have been scored in the NHL this season, 126 against the Blackhawks alone. But Nikolai Zherdev's game-tying goal with 24 seconds left in the third period Monday night likely will be at or near the top of anyone's list when this season is over....

Apparently the Blackhawks didn't get the memo: Monday wasn't a holiday for NHL players. The Hawks appeared to take the night off in a timid 5-1 loss to a Columbus Blue Jackets team that had lost three straight while giving up 19 goals. The loss was...

There was a lot not to like about what happened Sunday night at the United Center. This is a Blackhawks team that sees itself as a factor in the playoffs, and it's still too soon to say it won't happen. But if the Hawks are going to play next spring,...

A goal-line stand by Jocelyn Thibault and a pair of goals by Eric Daze made the Blackhawks' highlight films Sunday night when they escaped with a 2-2 overtime tie with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the United Center. Thibault made the game-saving stop...

David Vyborny scored twice and had an assist in the third period to power Columbus to a 5-2 victory over the Blackhawks on Saturday night, giving the Blue Jackets a franchise record for points in a season. The victory gave Columbus 72 points, erasing the...

There was no crying over spilled milk—the loss of home-ice advantage for the opening round of the playoffs—after the Blackhawks concluded their best regular season since 1992-93 by blanking the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 Sunday behind the goaltending of...