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The next nine games for the Chicago Blackhawks are against teams also battling for playoff position in the Central Division. So in a sense, this *is* the playoffs for the Blackhawks and all those involved, even though there are still 17 games left. The Dallas Stars are looking to get even closer to the Blackhawks and Nashville Predators above them as they fight to avoid missing the postseason one year after coming so close to the Stanley Cup. One-Timers •   Chicago enters this series having ...

There were some favorable results in the Central Division last night, as both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Dallas Stars lost. Chicago remains two points back of the Nashville Predators for fourth-place in the Division, but things are not going to get any easier as the season continues down the final stretch of games. •   Chicago has lost 10 of their last 14 games, all in regulation. Over that 14-game stretch, they have been outscored 48-30 and are averaging just 2.14 goals per game since Ma...

A one-off game hasn’t been all that common this season. The Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators open their “series” this afternoon in Nashville with the fourth and final spot in the Central Division playoff race on the line. Both teams have 39 points in the standings with each having 18 games left to play. The Predators hold the tiebreaker over the Blackhawks with more regulation wins this season, but the Blackhawks have an opportunity to put the Predators behind them with a win to...

Following a 2-1 win on Tuesday night, the Chicago Blackhawks look to complete the two-game series sweep against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight. Chicago is 2-1-1 against the Hurricanes this season and when facing an opponent for a second-straight time this season, Chicago is 11-4-2 in the second matchup. To go even further, when taking at least a point in the first game of the double feature as Chicago did on Tuesday night, they’re undefeated on the year in the second game with a 7-0-1 record...

This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. Washington, DC could finally get a taste of statehood next month, as activists promote a pilot program that would allow residents to exchange DC-specific perqs with other states for short-term congressional representation. Informally dubbed the “Statehood swap”, the pilot would establish a market-based platform in which states can exchange access to their voting members of congress for a given duration in exchange for “congressional credi...

The Tampa Bay Lightning have gone 4-3 in their last seven games, but still, top the NHL at 20-6-2. The team took over the league number one spot last week. They start a two-game series against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. Lightning Recent Struggles In the Lightning’s last three losses, Curtis McElhinney has been the goalie. That’s not to say that he is the reason for the losses, though, as, on Monday’s loss to the Nashville Predators, the Lightning scored just one goal. The offense...

Democrats renew DC statehood push that would remake national politics Marisa Schultz House Democrats are moving forward with their plan to add the District of Columbia as the 51st state of the union and this time they have supportive leaders in the Senate and the White House on their side. D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has been leading the statehood charge in Congress, predicted earlier this year "there’s never been a time when statehood for the District was more ...

Saskatoon / 650 CKOM Mar 14, 2021 8:04 PM Saskatoon Blades forward Blake Stevenson scores his second goal of the game against Regina Pats goaltender Roddy Ross in a 6-3 win on March 14, 2021. (Keith Hershmiller Photography) It was a rivalry renewed in Regina on Sunday as the Saskatoon Blades defeated the host Pats 6-3 in the clubs’ first meeting of the 2020-21 WHL season. Normally the rivalry between the two clubs, who are only separated by a two-hour drive along Highway 11, would have fans i...

Later tonight, the Chicago Blackhawks will get their first crack against the Florida Panthers since dropping the first two games against them back on January 17th and 19th. Of course, this is a much different Blackhawks team now, looking to improve upon the cushion they have in the Central Division playoff race, and close the gap on the Panthers in the standings. As of today, Chicago sits in fourth-place with 33 points and a .589 points percentage, while the Panthers sit in third based on point...

The Hawks will be able to protect an additional forward from Seattle, and also exceed the salary cap by up to an additional $6.875 million, because of Seabrook’s unofficial retirement.