Joakim Andersson

While the Blackhawks and Red Wings were shaking hands late Wednesday evening, the numeral "8" appeared on the United Center's video board. That's for the eight more wins the Hawks need to accomplish their One Goal — winning the Stanley Cup....

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DETROIT — The crux of the conversation about the line change was this: Change nothing. Bryan Bickell, he of the gap between his teeth but few holes in his performance, was elevated to the Blackhawks' second group. It is a scorer's role, but coach...

DETROIT — Jamal Mayers hadn't had any opportunities to make an impact during a Western Conference semifinal game, so the veteran Blackhawks forward made his mark in warm-ups. Mayers, a healthy scratch throughout the postseason, was fined a half-...

DETROIT — With 20 minutes potentially left until Chicago's longest hockey offseason ever, defenseman Duncan Keith spoke up in a quietly determined Blackhawks dressing room. So did captain Jonathan Toews, the voice that typically guides the Hawks...

It's often the case that as Jonathan Toews goes, so go the Blackhawks. He's had a rough series against Detroit, especially with three penalties in Game 4. The captain did notch his first goal of the playoffs in Game 5 to help keep his team alive, and...

The Sports Xchange By Paul Harris, The Sports Xchange Blackhawks win to force a Game 7 DETROIT - The Chicago Blackhawks feel like they're back to being themselves. The Presidents' Trophy winners have rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to the No. 7...

The Sports Xchange By Paul Harris, The Sports Xchange Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 3 DETROIT -- The Chicago Blackhawks scored three times in the third period for a come-from-behind 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night at Joe Louis Arena and...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 3 Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 3: Michal Handzus, Bryan Bickell and Michael Frolik scored during a third-period barrage as top-seeded Chicago forced Game 7 in its Western Conference second-round series against...

DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings team that showed up for Game 5 against the Chicago Blackhawks was not the team Mike Babcock expected to see. He was surprised by that, but not by the loss that ensued because of it. So entering Game 6 on Monday with a...