Martinez won't miss any game action after sitting out Saturday's practice. He has accumulated two goals, four assists, 21 shots on net, 52 blocked shots and 13 hits in 21 appearances this season. Seth Jones (illness) will return to Sunday's lineup, and T.J. Brodie will be a healthy scratch.

The Chicago Blackhawks were the third team in Friday's Blockbuster Avalanche/Hurricanes trade, but Adam Proteau says Chicago still must be focusing on the future the rest of this year.

Dealing with illness

Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson wanted to clear up at least one thing about the Taylor Hall trade: He was going to move Hall sooner or later. So Friday’s three-team deal was just a means to an end,

In the middle frame, Chicago’s Nick Foligno was whistled for holding Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov, and complained a bit too forcefully about the call, drawing a second penalty. Minnesota made it 3-0 on the extended power play, as Eriksson Ek recorded his ninth goal of the season and second of the weekend.

But Davidson had expected the Blackhawks to be more competitive this year after they went 23-53-6 last season. The team was active in free agency, signing Tyler Bertuzzi, Teuvo Teravainen, T.J. Brodie and Alec Martinez as part of a flurry of moves.

When training camp opened for the Blackhawks in September, Seth Jones arrived with fresh hope. The veteran defenseman's spirits were buoyed by the additions of forwards Teuvo Teravainen and Tyler

On their seventh try, they finally eluded Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek 5 minutes, 43 seconds into the first period when Spurgeon sent the puck past Mrazek’s blocker after a 4-on-2 rush for the Wild. Marco Rossi factored into the play to pick up an assist on the Wild’s past four goals, tying a team record for the second time this season.

Connor McDavid and Corey Perry scored in the second period and the Oilers rallied to beat the Kraken 4-2 on Monday in Edmonton.

Former Maple Leafs defenseman T.J. Brodie has struggled in his first season with the Blackhawks and a recent article doesn't hold back on criticism. After enjoying a very solid NHL career that included a three-year stint with the Toronto Maple Leafs,

In this week's edition of Monday Morning Headlines, we take a look at the active point streaks of Jack Eichel and Tomas Hertl, the newly named third line sparking a big win over the Florida Panthers and we check in on how former Vegas Golden Knights are doing around the NHL.

On Sunday, the NHL revealed the Vegas Golden Knights’ quarter-century team. As you’d expect, most of the players featured on the “roster” were on the 2023 Stanley Cup Championship team.