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Blackhawks trying to ‘simplify’ overall game instead of searching for small tweaks

So many things have gone wrong during the Hawks’ 3-16-4 stretch that it would be impossible to fix each problem individually. Coach Luke Richardson has alternatively emphasized one overarching message: Simplification.

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Blackhawks unable to contain Wild’s Mats Zuccarello in yet another loss

Zuccarello, whom the Hawks kept in check in their first matchup against the Wild this year, exploded for a hat trick Friday in a 4-1 Wild win.

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Mats Zuccarello has hat trick as Wild top Blackhawks, 4-1, extend win streak

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Even as the Wild began to distance themselves from their early-season woes, their record at home was still an eyesore.

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Blackhawks’ latest switch fails to create spark in loss to Golden Knights

The Hawks tried their five-forward power-play unit again, but the experiment backfired. Over their last 17 games, the Hawks have now conceded more shorthanded goals (three) than they have wins (two).

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Blackhawks’ Luke Richardson learning how to maintain delicate balances as coach of a losing team

The Blackhawks’ awful record isn’t Richardson’s fault — his team was designed to be awful — but it nonetheless is his problem to deal with. He’s figuring out on the fly how to keep morale up without fostering complacency.

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Jonathan Toews’ positivity fades to discouragement after Blackhawks’ ugly loss to Capitals

Two sides of Toews showed themselves Tuesday — and the side that appeared postgame sounded understandably overwhelmed by the Hawks’ multitude of problems and endless string of losses.

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Blackhawks dominated by Alex Ovechkin on historic night: ‘It didn’t feel great’

Ovechkin scored his 798th, 799th and 800th career goals Tuesday in the Capitals’ 7-3 blowout of the Hawks, becoming the third player in NHL history to reach the milestone. He received lots of love from the United Center crowd for doing so.

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Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch the NHL

The Washington Capitals will meet the Chicago Blackhawks in NHL action on Tuesday night from the United Center.

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Blackhawks’ Jason Dickinson searching for offense, appreciating steady role

The scoring explosion scoring that started Dickinson’s Hawks tenure in October proved he’d landed on the right team. Now, he’s trying to get some of that scoring touch back.

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Turns out Blackhawks are awful enough to contend for top draft pick, after all

The Hawks’ surprisingly hot start has become a distant memory. Seventeen losses in their last 20 games have dropped them into second-to-last place in the NHL, ahead of only the miserable Ducks.

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Blackhawks’ hesitance to shoot exacerbating talent deficit

The Hawks certainly have had less offensive-zone possession time than their opponents this season, but they’ve also done less with the possession time they’ve had.

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Blackhawks defensemen working on better defending 2-on-1 rushes

Not every defenseman slides, and that’s not necessarily the wrong approach. But if they do, Richardson wants them to do so a half-second later but more aggressively toward the puck-carrier.

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Blackhawks grounded by Jets again as losing ways continue

The Hawks’ 3-1 loss Friday represented their 17th in their last 20 games overall and their 14th in their last 17 meetings against Winnipeg.

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Good injury news abounds for Blackhawks as Alex Stalock, others return to practice

Stalock (concussion), Petr Mrazek (groin), Jonathan Toews (illness), Sam Lafferty (back) and Jarred Tinordi (hip) all hit the ice Thursday. Lafferty and Toews could return as soon as Friday against the Jets.

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Max Domi, Andreas Athanasiou enjoying their one-year contracts with Blackhawks

Both forwards have seized upon the additional ice time available with the Hawks to re-prove their abilities. As pending free agents in the primes of their careers, the timing works out well.

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Blackhawks notebook: Jimmy Waite offers theory for NHL’s scoring increase

The league’s 6.4 goals-per-game average is at its highest since 1994, and its .904 save percentage is at its lowest since 2006. More tips and deflections might partly explain those trends.

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Lukas Reichel holds his own in sudden season debut, but Blackhawks lose to Devils

With Jonathan Toews out with an illness, Reichel — the Hawks’ top forward prospect — was flown to Newark and played 14 minutes in the Hawks’ 3-0 defeat.

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Blackhawks’ fourth line, centered by MacKenzie Entwistle, setting a ‘good example’

The Hawks’ bottom forward line of Entwistle, Boris Katchouk and Reese Johnson has been the team’s best — by far — in the last three games. Coach Luke Richardson has been complimentary of their strong play.

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Blackhawks fall into Islanders’ traps in lethargic loss

The Hawks mustered little pushback in a 3-0 defeat Sunday, marking their fourth time shut out this season. Plus, Luke Richardson discussed his fluky head injury and goalie Jaxson Stauber was called up.

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Andreas Athanasiou angered by Jacob Trouba hit: ‘[He’s] trying to hurt people’

Athanasiou somehow avoided injury when Trouba blew him up during Saturday’s Blackhawks-Rangers game, but he thought it was a dirty play nonetheless.

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Blackhawks’ Seth Jones frustrated by his ‘hit-or-miss’ play as he works back from injury

Jones puts a lot of pressure on himself and feels he hasn’t lived up to those expectations. But especially now, with Jones’ thumb locked in a splint, coach Luke Richardson wants him to simplify his game rather than try to do too much.

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Blackhawks snap losing streak with eventful victory against Rangers

Patrick Kane tallied three points (and reached another milestone), Petr Mrazek left with an injury and tensions with Rangers captain Jacob Trouba boiled over in the Hawks’ 5-2 victory.

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In Arvid Soderblom, Blackhawks goalie coach Jimmy Waite sees some Corey Crawford

“The sky is the limit for this guy,” Waite said of Soderblom, praising his calmness and ability to get set — in the right place and in the right position — against any shot he faces.

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Jonathan Toews takes accountability for Blackhawks’ double-pinching mistakes against Oilers

Toews asked Hawks coach Luke Richardson to include the clips in a video review session Thursday after the team’s eighth straight loss.

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Jujhar Khaira playing best hockey since joining Blackhawks, one mistake aside

Khaira has been promoted to the third line and tallied four points over his last seven games, matching his production from his first 39 games with the Hawks.

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