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Luke Richardson asking Blackhawks’ analytics team to track blue-line turnovers

Richardson and Hawks associate GM Jeff Greenberg — the new head of the beefed-up analytics department — held their first meeting on the season Sunday, leading to this first focus area.

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Blackhawks lose to Blues as Seth Jones’ absence becomes increasingly noticeable

The Hawks are now 2-4-2 since Seth Jones’ broken thumb after falling 5-2 on Wednesday. Caleb Jones has particularly struggled without his brother.

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It's a Moms' trip sweep as Blues beat Chicago for fourth straight win

CHICAGO – We’re not going to give the mothers full credit for their sons’ three-game road sweep. After all, they weren’t around for the first game, Saturday in Las Vegas.

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Marian Hossa anticipates ‘amazing feeling’ at Blackhawks jersey retirement ceremony Sunday

Hossa, who also recently released an autobiography about his Hall of Fame career, has encountered plenty of reminders this week about how times are changing.

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Blackhawks’ Taylor Raddysh adding more physicality to his game

Raddysh surprisingly ranks second among Hawks forwards with 24 hits this season. He historically hasn’t been known as much of a grinder, but he’s trying to expand his game.

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1st-and-10: Clock still starts for Ryan Poles in 2023

If you’re expecting this current core to develop some kind of killer instinct, you’re likely in for a disappointment. The Bears should improve in the final seven games under Matt Eberflus. But upgrades and reinforcements will make the biggest difference.

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Blackhawks’ offensive woes continue in shutout loss to Hurricanes

After the 3-0 defeat Monday, Hawks forwards have now combined to score just one goal in the last four games. Tyler Johnson’s upcoming return from injury could help, though.

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Calvin de Haan adjusting to smaller role on Hurricanes after years with Blackhawks

De Haan, 31, struggled to find a new team after the Hawks let him walk as a free agent this past summer. He eventually signed a contract with the Hurricanes, but he was a healthy scratch Monday for his homecoming game in Chicago.

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Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane, enduring relatively slow start, searching for more puck touches

Kane snapped a three-game scoring drought with two assists Saturday. But he’s more worried about his possession time than his production.

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Blackhawks’ MacKenzie Entwistle adjusting to playing left wing for first time

Entwistle has enjoyed the new experience on his off side, finding defensive-zone exits easier to orchestrate when retrieving rim-arounds on his forehand.

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Jarred Tinordi sparks Blackhawks’ rally past Ducks

Tinordi scored two goals, doubling his previous career total, as the Hawks overcame a terrible start to win 3-2 on Saturday.

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Blackhawks notebook: Jonathan Toews’ one-day-at-a-time mentality now ‘more by choice’

Toews has been the Hawks’ best forward so far this season, and his production levels reflect that. “The irony is the results are coming because I’m really not worried about that at all,” he said.

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Blackhawks need offensive spark to make excellent goaltending matter

The Hawks rank sixth in the NHL with a .933 team save percentage at five-on-five — a number boosted by Petr Mrazek’s stellar start Thursday. But they’ve scored only four goals in their last four games combined.

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Colin Blackwell owns up to mistakes, returns to Blackhawks’ lineup with new mindset

Blackwell made a series of costly errors against the Sabres and Wild, then spent three games as a healthy scratch. But he believes “good things will come” if he can clean up his game.

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Blackhawks repeatedly buried in defensive zone during overtime loss to Kings

The Hawks spent huge portions of their 2-1 loss Thursday in Los Angeles pinned in their own zone, although goaltender Petr Mrazek repeatedly bailed them out until the final seconds of overtime.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jonathan Toews, Max Domi helping Blackhawks lead NHL in faceoff percentage

Toews, one of the best faceoff-takers of his generation, and Domi, whose dominance has come out of nowhere, are both winning more than 59% of their draws this season.

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Blackhawks tweak power play entry patterns, in-zone setup after poor stretch

The Hawks are just 1-for-8 on the PP their last four games, and they rank last in the NHL in PP scoring chances per minute. They hope some changes Tuesday, including flipping Max Domi and Patrick Kane, spark a resurgence.

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Blackhawks’ Ian Mitchell, returning from injury, faces time pressure on NHL breakout

Mitchell suffered a poorly timed tendon injury in his wrist at the start of training camp. He’ll be cleared to return soon, and when he does, he’ll need to quickly prove to Kyle Davidson that he can be an impactful NHL defenseman.

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Blackhawks’ Sam Lafferty, Jason Dickinson find instant chemistry: ‘I see what he sees’

The Hawks acquired Dickinson hoping he’d complement Lafferty well, and that has proven exactly correct. The two speedy, defensive-minded forwards say they often intuitively know where the other will be.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ attendance down significantly after seven games, but it’s not near record lows

The Hawks are drawing their smallest crowds since 2007 by a sizable margin, averaging 14,788 fans at the United Center so far.

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Special teams struggle, Arvid Soderblom injured in Blackhawks’ blowout loss to Jets

The Jets scored three power-play goals and one short-handed goal to beat the Hawks 4-0 on Saturday in a game that ended with the Hawks’ fifth-string goaltender in net.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews riding remarkable early-season scoring surge

Toews has scored seven goals in 11 games, tied for ninth-most in the NHL. It represents a stunning revival for the aging Hawks center who’d scored zero and one goals, respectively, in the first 11 games of his last two seasons.

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Kings offer proof that successful alternatives to Blackhawks’ scorched-earth rebuild approach exist

The differences between Kings GM Rob Blake and Hawks GM Kyle Davidson’s approaches to rebuilds — given how well Blake’s maneuvering has worked out — are interesting to analyze.

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Blackhawks edge Kings in overtime as Arvid Soderblom earns first win

Soderblom stopped 32 of 33 shots, continuing his impressive run as a goalie thrust into the NHL, and Jonathan Toews scored in overtime to lift the Hawks 2-1.

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Blackhawks want Andreas Athanasiou to be smart when deciding whether to rush ahead

Athanasiou can create incredible plays with his speed and stickhandling. But Hawks coach Luke Richardson doesn’t want him risking turnovers in search of highlights.

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