Brandon Pirri

A one-game vacation could be in the works for some Blackhawks when they travel to St. Louis on Saturday to take on the Blues in the regular-season finale. Coach Joel Quenneville said before Friday's game against the Flames that he might rest players...

ST. LOUIS — After two consecutive seasons of scrambling for playoff positioning during the final game, the Blackhawks found themselves able to take a load off this time around. With the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and home-ice advantage...

Blackhawks goaltender Ray Emery and center Dave Bolland will miss the final two regular-season games of the season, including Friday’s meeting with the Flames at the United Center, coach Joel Quenneville said after a Friday morning skate. Emery...

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Bonkowski, The Sports Xchange Blackhawks 3, Flames 1 CHICAGO -- Marcus Kruger's fourth goal of the season put the icing on a 3-1 regular season-ending win for Chicago over the Calgary Flames, while also sending the...

Blackhawks tune up for playoffs with win over Flames CHICAGO -- You can sense the feeling and anticipation with the Chicago Blackhawks. They're ready and primed for the upcoming Stanley Cup playoffs. After closing out the home part of their regular...

The Sports Xchange Blackhawks recall eight from Rockford The Chicago Blackhawks announced Friday that they recalled forwards Jimmy Hayes, Jeremy Morin, Brandon Pirri and Ben Smith, defensemen Adam Clendening, Shawn Lalonde and Steve Montador, and...

The Sports Xchange NHL roundup: Crosby practices, not cleared to play Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby practiced with his teammates after getting clearance Friday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the team practiced a power-play unit...

Coach Joel Quenneville’s use of all four lines and all D-men is masterful, but with the compacted season is it smart to double-shift Patrick Kane? Kevin, Chicago With Marian Hossa sidelined with what a source said is a shoulder injury,...

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It didn't happen through 65 minutes, but the Wolves finally found a way to put some pucks behind Carter Hutton. The Wolves scored three times in the shootout to escape with a 1-0 victory over Rockford on Saturday night before a crowd of 14,505 at...

With an NHL lockout set to begin in a matter of hours, the Chicago Blackhawks made a series of roster moves Saturday to allow young players to keep playing. The Hawks assigned forwards Kyle Beach, Brandon Bollig, Terry Broadhurst, Rob Flick, Byron...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Penn State at Ohio State, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Villanova at Louisville, 6 p.m. (ESPN); West Virginia at St. John's, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Missouri at Oklahoma State, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Minnesota at Michigan State, 7:...