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Lankinen will start one of the Hawks’ two games this weekend — after missing nearly a month due to a hand injury — and he needs that start to be impressive.

After allowing two empty-net goals to the Panthers within 10 seconds of pulling their goalie, the Blackhawks want to have a more specific plan in extra-attacker situations moving forward.

Khaira, who won’t resume hockey activities for 10-12 weeks, will likely finish this season having played only 27 games.

It’s still unlikely the Hawks trade Hagel, but he’s not hiding from the chatter in the meantime: "Seeing what they [reportedly] want for me, you’ve got to take it as a compliment."

Hull’s ugly history of domestic abuse and racism has long overshadowed his impressive on-ice legacy.

The Hawks lost 5-2 to the high-flying Panthers on Sunday, although the final score was inflated by two empty-net goals.

For most of the final game of their post-break three-game road trip Sunday, the Florida Panthers did not play well. The Chicago Blackhawks, with the third worst record in the Western Conference, outshot them by eight in the opening period and ultimately held the Panthers’ league-best offense to just 25…

The Hawks are trying to learn from their mistakes with former prospects like Gustav Forsling, applying the lessons learned about patience to their approach with current prospect Lukas Reichel.

It was the Hawks’ first goal-less game since 2003 and first game ever to go to a shootout scoreless.

The excitement surrounding Reichel’s Friday call-up wasn’t enough for the Hawks to avoid a strange 1-0 shootout loss.

CHICAGO — As the seconds ticked away in the second period of the Stars’ eventual 1-0 shootout win over Chicago on Friday night, Roope Hintz flung his head back in disbelief at the result.