Ben Eager News

Jonathan Toews ' long wait finally ended. So did Ben Eager 's even longer wait. The Blackhawks forwards returned Monday night after recovering from concussions.

Jonathan Toews and Troy Brouwer scored power-play goals in a 3:31 span early in the third period Monday night, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

It wasn't a done deal after practice Sunday, but Jonathan Toews and Ben Eager are poised to return to the Blackhawks' lineup for the game tonight against the Los Angeles Kings at the United Center.

Marian Hossa watched his Blackhawks teammates scrimmage during Thursday's morning skate and figured he would take a shot.

The Chicago Blackhawks recalled winger Bryan Bickell from AHL Rockford, and he will travel to Denver for Friday night's game against the Avalanche.

On a team as talented and deep as the ChicagoA Blackhawks , ita TMs really hard to say that one player can alter the entire flow of the offense.

According to the Blackhawks on Twitter , Captain Jonathan Toews has returned to the ice for this afternoona TMs skate in Phoenix.

For the first time since the 1991-92 season, the Chicago Blackhawks are in first place at the end of October.

Concussion is a word rarely uttered in the hockey world, but Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville used it without reservation in describing the problems that kept Ben Eager on the sideline the last four weeks.

Ben Eager, who has been nursing concussion-like symptoms since Oct. 4, skated with the Blackhawks for a full practice on Sunday, though his status for game duty remained uncertain.

The Blackhawks continue to soldier on without their leader. Jonathan Toews missed his fourth consecutive game with a concussion Friday night when the Hawks took on the Canadiens at the United Center .

Brent Seabrook and Jonathan Toews remained off the ice at the Blackhawks' workout Sunday, and it's unlikely they'll play tonight against the Minnesota Wild at the United Center.

Officially, the Blackhawks say Jonathan Toews suffered an upper-body injury. In old-school sports parlance, the team's captain had his bell rung.

For the first couple weeks of the season, it was Jack Skille burning up the roads between Rockford and Chicago.

Brent Seabrook follows through on his overtime goal giving Hawks a 6-5 win over Calgary.

Season series. Blackhawks lead 1-0. Blackhawk to watch. Goalie Cristobal Huet has been inconsistent this season, and enters the game with a 3.25 goals against average and .840 save percentage.

The Chicago Blackhawks claimed Andrew Ebbett off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.

The Blackhawks had one of the best fourth lines in the NHL last season when they rolled to the Western Conference finals.

Jack Skille's days of shuttling between the Blackhawks and Rockford on an almost daily basis are over.

Stan Bowman is more than just a hockey man. The Blackhawks ' general manager is also a numbers guy who holds a degree in finance from Notre Dame.