Jocelyn Thibault

Midway through the season, Sidney Crosby would have been the runaway choice for the NHL’s most valuable player. In a pregame ceremony Sunday, Marc-Andre Fleury was honored as Pittsburgh’s team MVP. In the absence of Crosby, the reinvented...

The puck was definitely going home with him. Maybe traveling in a coat pocket—or a gym bag. Tuomo Ruutu hadn't thought that far ahead. He wasn't sure yet how he was going to preserve it, but he figured he would put it somewhere special. "It's fun, you...

After taking what seemed like a significant step forward Thursday night at the United Center, the Blackhawks did an about-face Friday night at the Xcel Energy Center. By the time they got themselves turned around again to make a late charge against...

For Brian Sutter, Saturday night's game against the Calgary Flames, his second game as the Blackhawks' coach, was a bummer of a business trip and not a sentimental journey. The 4-0 loss came in his home province of Alberta and against the team that fired...

Never at a loss for a rustic simile, Brian Sutter likened coaching the Blackhawks to riding a horse before they fell to the Edmonton Oilers 1-0 Tuesday night in the Skyreach Centre. "You've got to understand the type of horse you're riding," said the...

A Fan Appreciation Night crowd of 13,951 saw the Blackhawks conclude the home segment of their worst season in 27 years Thursday with a 3-1 loss to the Nashville Predators. With the NHL and the NHL Players Association far apart on a new collective-...

Before boarding their charter for St. Louis on Tuesday, the Blackhawks will practice at the Staples Center, which proves true an old adage: Criminals always return to the scene of the crime. The Blackhawks—generating woefully little offense—stole a...

At a time when the best skating teams seem to be at an advantage in the new skater-friendly NHL, the Blackhawks faced two of the better ones in the league Saturday and Sunday. The results weren't promising. Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers...

Goalie Jocelyn Thibault and defenseman Steve McCarthy played Saturday for the first time since November to help the Blackhawks rally from two goals down to send the game into overtime. But Bryce Salvador thrust the puck into the net on a point-blank shot...

Just as the Blackhawks' ship began sinking deeper, a life preserver was tossed their way. The only question is how long before they can grab it and what kind of shape they'll be in when they do. Late in the third period of Monday's 1-0 loss to the...

With 15 of their last 25 games at the United Center, the schedule was supposed to work in the Blackhawks' favor as they try to claim the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. It's not working out that way. The Hawks dropped their third straight...

Eric Daze returned Friday night after missing the season's first 15 games because of back surgery. But with 1 minute 26 seconds to play in regulation, another Blackhawks left wing, Chris Simon, stole the show to keep his former team from stealing the...