en-us SportSpyder - The Latest Chicago Blackhawks News https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/news The theme of many of the Chicago Blackhawks’ exit interviews at the end of the season last week was that this was the last campaign in which they can miss the playoffs, meaning the goal for the 2026-27 season has already been set. Most fans won’t call this season a failure, with the Blackhawks picking […] Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:31:42 GMT Isaac Nielsen https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56374482 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56374482 false false It’s been a 2025-26 season of ups and downs for the Chicago Blackhawks. Yes, it’s disappointing they placed near the bottom of the league in the standings yet again. But… Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:31:54 GMT Gail Kauchak https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56373706 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56373706 false false In the eyes of Jeff Blashill, the Chicago Blackhawks are going to become a winning team led by their current core. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:15:33 GMT Vinnie Parise https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56373475 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56373475 false false Who are the under-the-radar players the Chicago Blackhawks should target this offseason? Jay Zawaski and Mario Tirabassi share their favorite trade targets a... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:55:04 GMT CHGO Sports https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56373205 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56373205 false false Blackhawks prospect Anton Frondell named to Team Sweden roster for the 2026 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland. The 2025 third-overall pick will represent his country after strong NHL debut and WJC gold. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:24:41 GMT Tony Marchese https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56371158 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56371158 false false Some of the chatter surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks this offseason suggests the club will be looking to target some veteran help, particularly aimed at suppo Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:37:23 GMT Nestor Quixtan https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56370484 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56370484 false false The Chicago Blackhawks‘ season officially ended last week on April 15. And while the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is ongoing, the Blackhawks’ work is just beginning. In… Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:27:55 GMT Brooke LoFurno https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56370332 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56370332 false false This Blackhawks forward needs to have a bounce-back year in 2026-27. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:10:33 GMT Michael DeRosa https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56370091 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56370091 false false On Saturday, April 18, the Rockford IceHogs took on the Texas Stars. Losing 5-1, the IceHogs finished their season with a record of 28-39-5. Rockford finished this season with their... The post appeared first on . Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:39:55 GMT James O’Malley https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56369654 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56369654 false false On this episode of the Blackhawks Breakaway Podcast, Pat Boyle and Charlie Roumeliotis break down the opening week of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, highlighting ... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:41:56 GMT Chicago Sports Network https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56368925 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56368925 false false Would Brady Tkachuk be a good fit for the Chicago Blackhawks? Jay Zawaski and Mario Tirabassi break down the possibility of Chicago targeting the Ottawa capt... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:25:49 GMT CHGO Sports https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56368706 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56368706 false false After making in the first round alone in the last four NHL drafts, the expectation is that the Chicago Blackhawks have a lot of talent coming. And those skilled players have started making their way to the professional ranks and impacting the NHL roster. Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson has now in his first four years on the job. The young Blackhawks showed a lot of flashes of excitement this past season. They also showed a lot of frustrating play as the roster learns and adjusts to the NHL in real time. With those ups and downs came stretches of offensive brilliance. It also saw a lot of scoring droughts from guys all over the roster. Which led to the biggest talking point heading into the summer being how the Blackhawks’ offense can take a big step forward next year. The Blackhawks scored 210 goals during the , which tied the Vancouver Canucks for 30th in the NHL (read: second-fewest). That’s not a good number (2.56 per game). They certainly need to at least get closer to the middle of the league in scoring to have a chance at the playoffs in 2027 — a goal many of the players expressed to us in their exit interviews. Over the past five years, here’s where the team that finished 16th in the NHL in total goals scored finished: 2025-26: Toronto Maple Leafs — 252 2024-25: Seattle Kraken — 245 2023-24: Kings/Coyotes — 254 2022-23: Pittsburgh Penguins — 261 2021-22: Rangers/Jets — 250 So the neighborhood of 250 goals feels like a reasonable target for the Blackhawks to aim for if they want to be at least in the middle of the NHL next season. Where are the extra 40 goals going to come from? Terrence Lee-Imagn Images I’ll start by pointing out that the Blackhawks were one of four teams to get at least 150 points from players age 21 or younger this past season (with Montreal, San Jose and Anaheim). If we’re hoping to see continued development from the young Blackhawks, increased production from those guys will certainly help. But a lot of the young Blackhawks didn’t play a full season, or were skating in a limited role. Consider the number of goals scored and games played by these skaters: Connor Bedard — 69 games played, 30 goals (0.44 goals/gm) Frank Nazar — 66 GP, 15 goals (0.23 goals/gm) Nick Lardis — 41 GP, 10 goals (0.24 goals/gm) Oliver Moore — 51 GP, 5 goals (0.10 goals/gm) Anton Frondell — 12 GP, 3 goals (0.25 goals/gm) If we simply project those scoring paces over 75 games (we won’t even assume all 82), those guys would score roughly 30 more goals next season. However — and this should be painfully obvious to anyone who watched the Blackhawks this season — it would be naive to simply assume that all things were equal throughout this past season. When Bedard and Nazar got hurt, it took them time to get back to where they were before the injuries. Bedard scored 19 goals in 31 games before the shoulder injury (0.61 goals/game). From March 1 to the end of the season, Nazar scored 8 goals in 23 games (0.35 goals/game). The most frequent players to record an assist on a Bedard goal at this season were Ryan Greene (5) and André Burakovsky (4). Bedard spent on the ice at 5-on-5 with Burakovsky this past season. Bedard had five assists — all primary — on Burakovsky goals at 5-on-5 this past season. For the sake of comparison, Bedard assisted on three of Lardis’ eight goals at . Bedard and Lardis spent a total of on the ice together at 5-on-5 this season. Better finishing from Greene could help as well. Even with missed opportunities, Greene scored 12 goals in 81 games in his first full professional season — and spent the entire season in the NHL. He certainly benefitted from spending a significant amount of time on a line with Bedard, but generated scoring chances even while skating away from the Blackhawks’ best offensive threat. Simply put: more skilled players playing together can lead to more goals. And more games played by skilled players will lead to an increase in goal scoring. But can the Blackhawks assume at least 40 more goals next season just by banking on experience paying dividends from their young players? No. Keep in mind, they’ll have to replace 17 goals from Ilya Mikheyev if he leaves as a free agent. And we can’t bank on the same production from veterans from one year to the next; Ryan Donato went from a career-best 31 goals in 2024-25 to 15 — more in line with his career average — this past season. The great unknown(s) in this equation are who might be added to the Blackhawks’ offensive mix before next season begins. If/When he signs, what will Roman Kantserov add to the offense? He put up that have drawn comparisons to Kirill Kaprizov. Kaprizov has been a pretty safe bet to score at a 40-goal pace since arriving in Minnesota at age 23; Kantserov will turn 22 in September. ( No, I’m not penciling him in for 40 goals. But he’s good.) If the Blackhawks remain with one of the top two picks in the 2026 NHL Draft, they’ll have the opportunity to select one of Gavin McKenna or Ivar Stenber... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:23:54 GMT Tab Bamford https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56368683 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56368683 false false Last offseason, a big topic surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks and Connor Bedard was the fact that Bedard didn’t go to Europe to play for Team Canada at the World Championship.… Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:38:19 GMT Matteo Giuliano https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56368162 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56368162 false false Chuck Garfien sits down with Josh to take a big-picture look at where the Chicago White Sox are in their “learning to win” phase and how clubhouse chemistry ... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:23:00 GMT Chicago Sports Network https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56367995 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks/articles/56367995 false false