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After stint in Rockford, Blackhawks hoping Dylan Sikura is here to stay originally appeared on nbcsportschicago.com Dylan Sikura came into the 2018-19 season with relatively high expectations. He was slotted in to play a top-six role in everyone's minds going into training camp, but as camp went on, started to get jumped on the depth chart and it was apparent that he could benefit from a stint in Rockford. So that's where he began the year. Continue to Article

December 13, 2018 11:05:am EST

That earned a member of the Blackhawks some one-on-one time with McGuire and Jonathan Toews, the team’s captain, must have pulled the short straw. For a moment, please put yourself in the shoes (skates) of Toews. After entering the game last in the league’s standings and coming away on top in front of your home crowd, you’d probably be feeling good about yourself. Continue to Article

December 13, 2018 8:27:am EST

Four takeaways: Blackhawks finally score first, snap eight-game skid originally appeared on nbcsportschicago.com Here are four takeaways from the Blackhawks' 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at the United Center on Wednesday to snap an eight-game losing streak: 1. First-period demons exercised? The Blackhawks have been talking and talking about starting on time for the last several weeks now, and the more they talked about it the more they thought about it too much and it eventually crept into their psyches. Continue to Article

December 12, 2018 11:23:pm EST

NBCSN’s coverage of the 2018-19 NHL season continues as the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday Night Hockey at 8 p.m. ET. You can watch the game online and on the NBC Sports app by clicking here. Since Murray exited the lineup with a nagging lower-body injury that he tried to play through, it’s been DeSmith taking the No. 1 reins and helping the Penguins earn points in eight of his nine starts. Continue to Article

December 12, 2018 9:37:pm EST

NBCSN’s coverage of the 2018-19 NHL season continues as the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday Night Hockey with coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET. You can watch the game online and on the NBC Sports app by clicking here. The Penguins are in the mix though – they enter Wednesday night ninth in the Eastern Conference, and have a chance to move into a top-3 Metropolitan Division spot tonight. Continue to Article

December 12, 2018 9:36:pm EST