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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.

It's a tease: President Obama actually calls first lady Michelle Obama "FLOTUS," the abbreviated newspeak version for "First Lady of the United States." u The irony: Whenever this column refers to President Obama as "POTUS," we get angry e-mails from readers accusing us of name calling.

Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout, helping the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche remain unbeaten at home with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.

The ChicagoA Blackhawks resembled Derek Zoolander on Thursday night in Phoenix: they looked great, but were no match for Hanzal.

A number of sources areA reporting that 36-year old center Peter Forsberg, currently playing withA Team Sweden in the Karjala Cup, is trying to make a comeback to the NHL.

It's always unfortunate when injuries strike a roster, and the Chicago Blackhawks have certainly been more fortunate than some of their Western Conference rivals like Vancouver and Detroit.

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.

Brent Seabrook's 223-game iron man streak ended Saturday when the defenseman had to sit out against the Nashville Predators.

After Thursday morninga TMs skate, Chicago Blackhawks 'A coach Joel Quenneville made a couple announcements regarding the lineup for the Hawks game in Nashville.

Hawks' Brent Seabrook to play Thursday vs. Nashville, but Jonathan Toews remains sidelined.

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

Patrick Kane scored a spectacular third-period goal just 3:25 after Minnesota had made it a one-goal game and the Chicago Blackhawks went on to win 3-1 Monday night, dropping the Wild to 0-8 on the road.

Jake Dowell , not Jack Skille , was called up from Rockford when Jonathan Toews was deemed not ready to return to the Hawks' lineup Saturday against the Predators.

The Blackhawks acquired Andrew Ebbett at just the right time. He'd be an able fill-in for Jonathan Toews if the team captain can't play tonight against the Nashville Predators at the United Center.

There's no need for any goaltender controversy on these red-hot Blackhawks, not after Cristobal Huet's play in Thursday night's 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators.

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

In a surprising move, the ChicagoA Blackhawks announced Saturday that they have claimed forward Andrew Ebbett off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks.

Already off to their best start in 27 years, the Blackhawks received some more good news when Marian Hossa skated for the first time since his shoulder surgery in July.

There is one excellent way to help a struggling goaltender find his rhythm: Dona TMt let the opponent get the puck to the net.

Tomas Kopecky's goal early in the second period proved to be the difference, as the Chicago Blackhawks downed the Nashville Predators, 3-1, in a battle between these two Central Division foes at the Sommet Center.Duncan Keith and Dustin Byfuglien each had a goal for the Blackhawks, who have won four in a row.