After going 4-9 in overtimes last season, the Hawks took a first step toward three-on-three success this season with a 4-3 victory Thursday.

Kantserov looks unfazed playing with Connor Bedard and Patrick Kane just seven games into his NHL career.

Bedard earned an assist in his season debut, adding firepower to the top line, and the Hawks' second line also came up big in a 5-3 victory Tuesday.

Lardis went from training-camp standout to odd-man out with just six games of poor NHL play. Can the 21-year-old winger still carve out a niche in Chicago long-term?

Bedard is likely to play Tuesday against the Penguins, providing a boost to the Hawks in all areas — but particularly their power play, which has gone 1-for-14 without him.

Bedard practiced without a non-contact jersey Sunday and skated on the Hawks' first line with Patrick Kane and Roman Kantserov. He'll have a doctor appointment this week to determine his return date.

The Hawks stood little chance against the defending champions in a 5-2 defeat Saturday — a game they entered without their top two centers and with a defensive group still struggling to exit their own...

The Sharks lost their first six games last season before becoming arguably the NHL's most-improved team. The Hawks will aim for a similar turnaround this fall.

The Hawks generated the majority of the scoring chances Thursday, but Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin made the difference in a 4-1 game.

Levshunov's spectacular play Tuesday attracted the most attention, but he has also been arguably the Hawks' best defenseman at exiting the defensive zone so far this season.

Bedard has been a partial participant in three straight Hawks practices this week, albeit while wearing a non-contact jersey.

The Hawks' psyche hasn't been dented by a poor start because their players keep big-picture perspectives in mind. "You remember that it's never going to be easy," Wyatt Kaiser said.

A sellout crowd of 20,270 at the United Center went crazy for Kane's special introduction Tuesday. Then the Hawks built off that energy to earn a 4-2 victory.

Byram rushed back from Buffalo to Chicago on Saturday in time to be there when his wife, Kailey, gave birth to twin girls.

The Hawks have already signed Oliver Moore long-term and had "soft conversations" with some of the other players in that bucket: Ryan Greene, Artyom Levshunov, Sam Rinzel and Wyatt Kaiser.

After a 4-3 defeat Saturday, the Hawks' list of problems isn't getting shorter while their list of losses gets longer.

Seeing Kane in the flesh — wearing a Hawks sweater again — will be euphoric for the 20,000-plus fans who will pack the United Center.

The Hawks' team defense has been horrendous since those three stout veterans departed last spring. Although they weren't long-term solutions, they did help shelter the youngsters.

After getting humiliated 6-0 in their second game of the season Thursday in Utah, the Hawks will need to have some hard conversations on their flight to Buffalo.

The Russian and Swedish forwards speak English remarkably well, but Hockey English can be a different language altogether: "Now I know 'hook and ladder' and 'rims' and 'regroups.'"

The Hawks hope to learn lessons from their messy loss in Las Vegas without overreacting to one game.

The Hawks gave a stacked, motivated Knights team very little difficulty in a 5-2 defeat Tuesday.

The Hawks have spent many painful years accumulating a group of young NHL players they believe in. How they perform this season will go a long way toward determining if that belief is well-placed.

Coach Jeff Blashill boldly switched up the lines Monday ahead of the opener Tuesday in Las Vegas, shifting Roman Kantserov to center on the first line and moving Oliver Moore up to his wing — among ot...

With the majority of the Hawks' valuable young players now in the NHL, their prospect pool looks a lot different — and overall less impressive. But there are still plenty of intriguing guys.

Kantserov is learning English quickly while training this summer in Connecticut, where Spencer Knight is helping him acclimate to America.

Kane admitted Friday that a Chicago return had "always been in the back of my mind," but nostalgia wasn't the sole factor behind his decision. The team's potential also influenced him.

Hawks fans deserved something to truly get excited about, and Kane's return Thursday certainly qualifies.

A century after considering building one of the nation's biggest stadiums, the Wildcats have instead built possibly one of the nation's best.

Bedard raved about Bowen Byram and Ian Cole — and the possibility of Patrick Kane — on Monday in his backyard in Vancouver, where he will spend the rest of the offseason rehabbing his shoulder.

Veteran agent Don Meehan discusses why the two sides compromised on a five-year term, how they reacted to Leo Carlsson's offer sheet and what the outlook is for Bedard's shoulder after undergoing surg...

One day after his 21st birthday, Bedard inked a deal Saturday that carries a $15 million salary-cap hit.

Davidson's bold Bowen Byram trade and 2025 trade-up for Mason West reveal a tendency Davidson isn't afraid to admit: "There is a lot of value just getting your guy."

Bedard had surgery on his left shoulder Wednesday after injuring it last week. This is the opposite shoulder from the one he injured last December.

Commesso's deal carries an $875,000 salary-cap hit and leaves Connor Bedard, Kevin Korchinski and Ethan Del Mastro as the Hawks' remaining RFAs.

Nestrasil earned plenty of praise at development camp this week. Sacha Boisvert's weight gain, Mason West's transition to full-time hockey and Adam Gajan's transition to pro hockey were also notable.

A video of the incident shows Bedard skating off in pain, similarly to how he did after injuring his right shoulder last December in St. Louis.

It looks like another summer will pass without general manager Kyle Davidson acquiring an established top-six winger. He's instead betting on internal candidates to ascend into those roles.

Byram is now slated to be the highest-paid defenseman in the NHL in 2027-28 when this extension kicks in, although realistically he won't hold that title by the time that season arrives.

Smith profiles as a replacement for Ilya Mikheyev, who signed with the Lightning, whereas Cole likely completes the Hawks' defensive corps.

The Hawks aren't expected to be too active when the free-agent market opens Wednesday, although the slim possibility of a Jason Robertson trade hasn't gone away.

Kevin Korchinski, Ethan Del Mastro and Drew Commesso also received qualifying offers before the Monday deadline, whereas AHL defenseman Dmitri Kuzmin and Ryan Mast unsurprisingly did not.

While Davidson scours the trade market, the Hawks are set to open development camp Monday with 19 prospects in attendance.

The Hawks made Villeneuve, a small but dynamic defenseman, and Roobroeck, a large but inconsistent winger, the first two of their five picks Saturday.

The Hawks likely would've taken Reid on Friday had they kept the No. 4 pick Friday. Time will tell whether the young offensive defenseman, who ended up with the Kraken, reaches or exceeds Byram's leve...

The fact Burakovsky held value Friday after not holding value last summer — despite an awful season in between — exemplifies the extreme sellers' market in the NHL right now.

Hawks GM Kyle Davidson could trade some of his two 2026 second-round picks or three 2027 first-round picks to get back in the action Friday.

Byram, the biggest trade acquisition of Kyle Davidson's tenure, said Wednesday he has always wanted to be in Chicago — since growing up as a Hawks fan — and hopes to seize the opportunity that awaits.

The Hawks dealt the fourth and 45th overall picks, plus Louis Crevier, to the Sabres on Tuesday for Byram.