Toews To Play Tuesday Despite Missing Practice
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will play against the Minnesota Wild Tuesday despite missing Monday's practice.
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Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will play against the Minnesota Wild Tuesday despite missing Monday's practice.
Sunday was the only regular-season rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Finals and the Blackhawks didn't look like the winners they were last year.
The Detroit Red Wings struggled to get past Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford, only scoring once in the first period. The Blackhawks scored twice in the second and earned their fourth goal just over 9 minutes into the third period.
Last weekend was a big one for the Chicago Blackhawks, as they split a home and home with their divisional rivals the Nashville Predators, and this weekend will be just as big but a little different.
Chicago Blackhawks' defenseman Nick Leddy is getting pretty good at making the trip between Chicago and Rockford.
Jake Dowell and Jack Skille know it's risky, but both are planning on wearing Packers gear to practice this week.
Saturday night, the Chicago Blackhawks lost a two goal lead in the third period and would eventually lose to the Nashville Predators in a shootout.
The Chicago Blackhawks fell to the Predators Saturday, but didn't let that happen again Sunday. Chicago scored four times in the third period to shut Nashville down.
The Predators held off the Blackhawks until the end of the first period, when Tomas Kopecky scored. The Blackhawks scored once more early in the second period and the Preds were scoreless. Nashville tied it up in the third and took the victory in a shootout.
After a slow start, the Chicago Blackhawks are finally starting to show signs that they're still the same team that won the Stanley Cup last season. And it has everything to do with comfort.
