Landon Slaggert’s offensive game isn’t all that nuanced. To the Chicago Blackhawks forward, scoring goals is pretty much black-and-white. Or, better yet, blue. “Just getting to the blue paint,” he said hours before he was set to make his NHL season debut Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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.

What happens with Lukas Reichel will be interesting to watch, plus why Chris O'Hearn was hired as vice president of hockey operations.

It wasn't an overly convincing win, but the Wild got the job done against one of the worst teams in the NHL on Sunday evening. They started hot, then held on and were able to avoid blowing a 3-0 lead in a 4-2 road victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Although the Hawks lost again Sunday — 4-2 to the Wild — their increasingly large number of rookies are learning lessons that should benefit them in the future.

The Chicago Blackhawks have actually gone 1-0-2 in their last three contests. They’ve looked respectably competitive of late, even if they do seem to have trouble finishing games.

The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled forward Landon Slaggert from the AHL. Slaggert isn’t expected to play in the team’s Sunday game against the Minnesota Wild but will serve as an insurance forward for the team’s upcoming three-game road trip.

Tyler Bertuzzi scored two power-play goals and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the slumping Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 to end a four-game losing streak.

The third line features Colton Dach, Lukas Reichel, and Nick Foligno, while the fourth line includes Taylor Hall, Ryan Donato, and Pat Maroon. According to Daily Faceoff, the Chicago Blackhawks ...

CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks are last in the NHL but they have some quality wins against good teams this year. They were hoping to bring some of that magic when hosting the Vegas Golden Knights at United Center on Saturday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored 59 seconds into overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Monday night. Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for Carolina in its second straight win. Staal picked up his 700th career point in game No. 1,300.