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Coming out of a three-day holiday break, the Chicago Blackhawks are hoping to re-establish some of the momentum they have built of late. Although their record isn't close to where they would like it to be, the Blackhawks (13-20-6) are 4-2-1 over the past seven games heading into their home date with the Minnesota Wild on Thursday at the United Center. Despite a 6-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Sunday, Chicago -- which remains without goalie Corey Crawford (concussion protocol) -- has found a level of confidence that had been absent for much of the difficult stretch that cost Joel Quenneville his job in early November. Continue to Article

December 26, 2018 11:32:pm EST

It was an eventful year across the hockey world with several memorable moments that stood out. After years of tremendous regular season success and eventual playoff heartbreak, the Washington Capitals finally broke through their second round glass ceiling, exorcised all of their postseason demons, beat their arch-rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins, and then went on to win their first ever Stanley Cup. By doing so they shook their postseason choker label and Alex Ovechkin picked up the one piece of hardware his Hall of Fame career was missing. Continue to Article

December 26, 2018 11:56:am EST

Even though it was a missed opportunity, the Blackhawks have done a lot of good things over the last two weeks. Here are some positives: - The Blackhawks have scored the first goal in five of their last seven games after going 11 straight without doing so. They gave up only four goals during their three-game winning streak after allowing at least three goals in each of their previous 14 games. Continue to Article

December 24, 2018 10:52:am EST

The Blackhawks got off to another good start. Since that point, however, the Panthers scored five of the next six goals - three of which came in the second period, including two within a 31-second span - to go up 5-2. The Blackhawks got one back from Dylan Strome, who had a career-high three points, at the midway mark of the third period to cut their deficit to 5-3 but that's all they would get before the Panthers scored an empty-netter to put the game out of reach. Continue to Article

December 23, 2018 10:31:pm EST

An oral history of the Blackhawks' 2010 Stanley Cup win, from the people who covered it originally appeared on nbcsportschicago.com June 9, 2010 – The Chicago Blackhawks finally clinch a Stanley Cup after 49 grueling years of waiting. Patrick Kane sneaks the puck in under Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton and Blackhawks fans go into a frenzy. Everyone remembers where they were at the moment, and everyone remembers how they celebrated. Continue to Article

December 23, 2018 10:26:pm EST