The Calgary Flames went into the season as expected sellers but instead have emerged into playoff contenders in the Western Conference.

The defense, and what is required from the position, changed dramatically in recent seasons. It wasn’t long ago that for a team to have a great unit, the skaters needed to defend and send the puck up ...

Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Friday night. Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, Nick Paul ...

The Chicago Blackhawks squandered two leads and couldn’t hold the Carolina Hurricanes at bay during a 4-3 overtime loss Monday at the United Center. Goalie Petr Mrázek faced 48 shots — the ...

The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the few teams concretely out of the playoff race as the NHL Trade Deadline nears, meaning every contending team will be calling and trying to pluck their best ...

The Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday, winning the game in a shootout. Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly, and Steven Stamkos went 3-for-3 in the ...

The Blackhawks acquired Dmitry Kuzmin from the Jets on Wednesday. Jonathan Kozub/Manitoba Moose Share Blackhawks top defenseman prospect Artyom Levshunov finally has someone in Rockford who can ...

helping the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night. Mikael Backlund, Yegor Sharangovich and Jake Bean also scored for Calgary in its third consecutive victory. Dustin Wolf ...

Jakob Pelletier had two goals and an assist, helping the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night. Mikael Backlund, Yegor Sharangovich and Jake Bean also scored for Calgary ...

helping the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night. Mikael Backlund, Yegor Sharangovich and Jake Bean also scored for Calgary in its third consecutive victory. Dustin Wolf made ...

(Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Calgary Flames defenseman Jake Bean (24) scores a goal past Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrázek (34) during the second period at the United Center on ...