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Going into Saturday, the Blackhawks had lost each of their first five games against Vegas over the past two seasons. "Thought the game was in our control and then all of a sudden they score one late there in the second, and you could feel we definitely tightened up there in the third," Patrick Kane said. "Sat back and it was bound to happen the way it happened there in the third for them to tie it up. Continue to Article

January 13, 2019 12:09:am EST

Slater Koekkoek was a highly-touted prospect once upon a time after getting drafted No. 10 overall in 2012 by Tampa Bay. For whatever reason, Koekkoek struggled to break through and unlock his full potential. Koekkoek wanted to make it work in Tampa Bay. Continue to Article

January 12, 2019 1:43:pm EST

Blackhawks and Lightning swap depth defensemen and draft picks originally appeared on nbcsportschicago.com The Blackhawks and Lightning have gotten together on a trade involving a pair of depth defensemen looking for a fresh start, with Jan Rutta heading to Tampa Bay and Slater Koekkoek is coming to Chicago. The Blackhawks also acquired a fifth-round selection in 2019 and are sending their seventh-rounder to the Lightning. In an effort to give their younger defenseman in the organization a look, Rutta was squeezed out of the Blackhawks lineup in December and it was hard to see a path where he'd be back with the big club. Continue to Article

January 11, 2019 5:35:pm EST

The Blackhawks have been fortunate over the last decade because they haven't had to worry about the most important position in the sport: goaltending. The Blackhawks, unfortunately, are back in that same boat where they're living life without Crawford. On the surface, his numbers are great: a 2.49 goals against average and .939 save percentage in six starts this season. Continue to Article

January 11, 2019 3:36:pm EST