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The Chicago Blackhawks will go for their sixth win in a row when they host the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night. Chicago (32-30-9, 73 points) remains outside of the top eight spots in the Western Conference playoff race, but it has closed the gap to a handful of points with 11 games remaining on its regular-season schedule. The Blackhawks are trying to avoid back-to-back seasons without a playoff appearance for the first time in more than a decade. Continue to Article

March 18, 2019 3:06:am EST

Joel Quenneville opens up about firing from Blackhawks and what's next originally appeared on nbcsportschicago.com The Blackhawks made a franchise-changing decision on Nov. 6 when they parted ways with Joel Quenneville, who was at the helm for three Stanley Cup runs and five Conference Final apperances. He became the second-winningest NHL coach of all-time while in Chicago and will one day be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. But he's stayed out of the spotlight since the firing, until this weekend when he returned behind the bench briefly for a Blackhawks alumni charity event at Willowbrook Ice Arena. Continue to Article

March 17, 2019 9:20:pm EST

Four takeaways: Corey Crawford steals the show in hometown of Montreal as Blackhawks win fifth straight originally appeared on nbcsportschicago.com Here are four takeaways from the Blackhawks' 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Saturday: 1. Hometown kid steals the show Going into Saturday, Corey Crawford had an 8-2-2 record with a 1.67 goals against average, . save percentage and one shutout in 12 starts against the Canadiens. Continue to Article

March 16, 2019 10:22:pm EST

Corey Crawford stopped all 48 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season and the surging Chicago Blackhawks won their fifth straight with a 2-0 victory over the struggling Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Connor Murphy and Brendan Perlini scored for the Blackhawks. The Montreal-born Crawford earned his second shutout of the season and improved to 9-2-2 in his career against the Canadiens. Continue to Article

March 16, 2019 10:22:pm EST

After dropping three of their last four games, the Montreal Canadiens currently find themselves on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. “We need to be a team playing hard,” Shaw shared with Sportsnet's Eric Engels following a 2-1 loss to the Islanders on Thursday night. “Everyone. While Shaw is not exactly the biggest name on the roster, he's one of just a few Canadiens with championship experience. Continue to Article

March 15, 2019 7:39:pm EST