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For the second straight season, the Blackhawks have been eliminated from playoff contention. The Blackhawks' defense was a problem last season and didn't get any better this season. In 2017-18, the Blackhawks ranked 24th in shots on goal against per game (32.9), tied for 23rd in goals against per game (3.10), 23rd in 5-on-5 scoring chances allowed per game (22.3) and 27th in 5-on-5 high-danger chances against per game (9.7), according to naturalstattrick.com. Continue to Article

April 02, 2019 11:30:pm EST

The St. Louis Blues are battling for Central Division supremacy a mere three months after owning the fewest points in the NHL. Fueled by a sterling 28-10-4 run since Jan. 3, the red-hot Blues (43-28-8) look to continue their winning ways on Wednesday night when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks (34-33-12). "Obviously, it's been a great run with all the stuff we have (gone through) during this year," said forward Vladimir Tarasenko, who scored his team-leading 31st goal on Monday as St. Louis improved to 7-1-1 in its last nine games with a 3-2 shootout victory over Colorado. Continue to Article

April 02, 2019 6:10:pm EST

Blackhawks reassign Dylan Sikura to help Rockford IceHogs in playoff push originally appeared on nbcsportschicago.com The Blackhawks kept their playoff hopes alive on Monday by picking up a point against Winnipeg, but the odds are still stacked against them. They need to win out in the final three games and receive major help around them to have a chance. Because of that, the Blackhawks reassigned forward Dylan Sikura to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League for the stretch run in hopes of earning another Calder Cup playoff berth. Continue to Article

April 02, 2019 10:07:am EST

Colorado enters this matchup with a one-point lead over Arizona – and a game in hand – for the final Wild Card spot in the West. On Sunday, Darcy Kuemper and the Coyotes shut out the Wild 4-0, dropping Minnesota's playoff chances to less than 1%. The Avs are coming off a 3-2 win against Arizona on Friday to improve to 6-0-1 in their past 7 games – all started by Philipp Grubauer. Continue to Article

April 01, 2019 7:01:pm EST

But until the math says they're out, the Blackhawks will never say never - even if they internally have maybe allowed themselves to think otherwise. "We'll take it day-by-day," Patrick Kane said. "We've kept things pretty positive for a while here, to be honest with you, and I think we've been one of the better teams in the latter half of the year in the league. Continue to Article

April 01, 2019 2:19:pm EST

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