If Reichel can emerge as a useful player for Chicago, it would be a huge development for a team that has all but written him off already.

Reichel's last few games have been "some of his best games in terms of the compete factor and the work ethic," interim coach Anders Sorensen said. He's hustling on every play and not bothering to think about it first.

Nazar is only a rookie, but Bedard is in his second season. Both should be on this Blackhawks team for a long time and to gain chemistry in a season like this where the stakes are much lower and they're both young is ideal. This means they'll be good to go together with a fresh start in 2025-26 and beyond.

Jaccob Slavin (1g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games. Jordan Staal will play in his 1,300th NHL game tonight, becoming the 74th player in league history to reach that milestone and the first from the 2006 draft class. Staal is also two points shy of 700 career points.

Clayton Keller had a goal and three assists as the Utah Hockey Club beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday night. Logan Cooley had a goal and two assists, and Michael Kesselring and Nick Schmaltz also scored to help Utah snap a three-game losing streak with just its second

The Vegas Golden Knights (29-14-3) entered tonight’s game on an eight-game point streak against the Chicago Blackhawks (15-28-3). The Golden Knights have struggled to play a full 60 recently, and tonight’s game was no different.

There might be fewer sellers around the NHL this season than usual, but the Hawks are certainly one. That scarcity of available players could drive up prices.

Alex Bump scored two goals for No. 4 Western Michigan in a 5-1 win over North Dakota on Saturday night in Grand Forks, N.D.

Seth Jones scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and also had two assists and Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice as the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.

The Vegas Golden Knights suffered their third consecutive loss and finished their three-game road trip with an 0-3-0 record after falling 5-3 to the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday night at United Center.

The Vegas Golden Knights battle against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the United Center. Vegas is concluding their seventh back-to-back this season.