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Before stepping onto the ice at the United Center, Billie Jean King had never played hockey. In fact, the tennis legend hadn't even picked up a stick before. But after the 75-year-old's performance in a shoot-the-puck challenge during Friday's Blackhawks-Blue Jackets contest, she proved to already be better at the sport than most. Continue to Article

October 19, 2019 11:37:pm EST

Jonathan Toews scored on a rebound 46 seconds into overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night. Toews was charging the left side of the net when Patrick Kane rifled a wrist shot from the bottom of the right circle that caromed off the pads of Columbus goaltender Elvis Merzlikins into the hip of Toews and then into the net. Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist, Kane notched two assists, and Drake Caggiula also scored a goal for Chicago, which won its second straight game after opening the season with three consecutive losses. Continue to Article

October 18, 2019 11:33:pm EST

Jonathan Toews scored on a rebound 46 seconds into overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night. Toews was charging the left side of the net when Patrick Kane rifled a wrist shot from the bottom of the right circle that caromed off the pads of Columbus goaltender Elvis Merzlikins into the hip of Toews and then into the net. Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist, Kane notched two assists, and Drake Caggiula also scored a goal for Chicago, which won its second straight game after opening the season with three consecutive losses. Continue to Article

October 18, 2019 11:21:pm EST

They also received passes to the Showcase, a four-team tournament put on by the Magellan Corporation and Billie Jean King Enterprises that will be held over the weekend (and feature 35 Olympic women's hockey players! at Fifth Third Arena. The impetus behind the Showcase is to "celebrate women in sports and promote gender equality." Continue to Article

October 18, 2019 11:03:pm EST

Robin Lehner will start in goal for the Blackhawks when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night, coach Jeremy Colliton confirmed after morning skate. In his season debut against the Winnipeg Jets, Lehner stopped 30 of 33 shots for a save percentage of .909 in a 3-2 overtime loss. "Everyone wants to play all the time," Colliton said of the dynamic between Corey Crawford and Lehner. Continue to Article

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