Connor Bedard scored from a seemingly impossible angle in the Blackhawks 4-1 win over the Lightning on Tuesday.

The Chicago Blackhawks are continuing their difficult rebuilding process, and find themselves in last place in the standings.

The pairing of Tyler Bertuzzi and Connor Bedard is a marriage born out one of the NHL’s oldest offensive principles: Playing an elite center with a wing who drives the net is mutually beneficial for both players.

The Chicago Blackhawks had Mikko Rantanen momentarily in the blockbuster 3-team trade with the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes, but only to retain $4.625 million on his contract. There's still a chance Chicago gets to take a real stab at him in the off-season though.

His return was trending in the right direction since he had practiced with the team for the first time since the Nov. 22 knee surgery on Wednesday. "It's great," Andersen said on getting back out ...

Wyatt Johnston followed Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka as the third player to score a hat trick during Tuesday’s slate and became the youngest in franchise history to do so in natural fashion. With every hat trick this season,

Even though Frederik Andersen notched a shutout Tuesday in New York, the goalie rotation for Carolina likely means that Pyotr Kochetkov will be in the nets unless the Hurricanes opt to increase Andersen's workload as he continues to excel coming off an injury.

The New York Rangers missed a chance to get closer but didn't lose ground in the playoff race the past few days.

Tonight, the Carolina Hurricanes skate on home ice for the first time since the blockbuster trade. Hall makes his first appearance against his former team, while Teuvo Teravainen returns to Raleigh for the first time since signing with Chicago this summer.

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to earn points in a sixth consecutive game as they host the Chicago Blackhawks (16-29-5). The Canes are coming off of a 4-0 shutout victory over the New York Rangers and tonight will also be the first home games for Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall with their new club.

Many players drafted in the sixth or seventh round never pan out. But those who do often have a grinder's mentality and a hunger to stay.

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand voiced a very harsh wake up call to his teammates and interim head coach Joe Sacco after a lopsided 7-2 defeat against the Buffalo Sabres.