But at this time last season, it seemed as if they had some legitimate hope. Forward Philipp Kurashev formed a shockingly cohesive tandem with Connor Bedard that produced results. Bedard won the Calde

Connor Bedard scored from a seemingly impossible angle, Arvid Soderblom stopped 34 shots and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1.

Philipp Kurashev had a bounce-back game, but the Chicago Blackhawks coughed up two leads — including a two-goal advantage.

Söderblom was the primary reason the Blackhawks were up at all. He made 34 saves — stopping all 26 shots he saw in the last two periods, including 15 in the third — to take the victory. Per Evolving Hockey, Söderblom saved 2.74 goals above expected in the game.

Philipp Kurashev has been very disappointing for the Chicago Blackhawks this season after breaking out alongside Connor Bedard in 2023-24. Kurashev has fallen all the way to a fourth liner/healthy ...

Forward Philipp Kurashev formed a shockingly cohesive tandem with Connor Bedard that produced results. Bedard won the Calder Trophy while Kurashev scored more than 50 points for the first time in ...

As the floundering Blackhawks continue to struggle, they could be close to trading a particular former Connor Bedard linemate.

Management clearly had higher expectations in 2023 first round Draft pick Connor Bedard’s sophomore ... reportedly frustrated with is forward Philipp Kurashev, who has come under fire for ...

Fans reacted as the Chicago Blackhawks lost 4-3 in OT to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday at the United Center.

Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson will be Mikko Rantanen and Mitch Marner. The second tier could include Nikolaj Ehlers, Brock Boeser and Brock Nelson. Though they may be on the older side and not in their timeline, Brad Marchand and John Tavares could hit the open market.

Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy missed sat for Tampa Bay with an illness, and emergency backup Kyle Konin, 27, dressed for his fourth NHL game

The Blackhawks could expedite their painstaking rebuilding process and be significant players in free agency this summer.