CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NEWS

Frank Nazar - Debuting Sunday Nazar will make his NHL debut Sunday against Carolina, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Impact Nazar signed his entry-level deal Saturday after two seasons at the University of Michigan. He tallied 19 goals and 48 points over 54 appearances. Nazar was the 13th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old is a key part of Chicago's youth movement and, for now, will likely slot in as a middle-six center.

APRIL 14 • ROTOWIRE

Petr Mrazek - Starting Sunday Mrazek will protect the home net Sunday against Carolina, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Impact During his last outing, Mrazek allowed three goals on three shots in just 4:37 of playing time before being pulled in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Blues. He has posted a record of 18-29-4 this season with a 3.07 GAA and a .906 save percentage across 54 appearances. The Hurricanes sit eighth in the league this campaign with 3.38 goals per contest.

APRIL 14 • ROTOWIRE

PREVIEW: Blackhawks Close Out Home Schedule Against Hurricanes | Chicago Blackhawks Chicago faces Carolina Sunday evening at the United Center for their final home game of the season

APRIL 14 • NHL.COM

Hurricanes, chasing top spot, visit Blackhawks The Carolina Hurricanes are in the mix for the best record in the NHL, but they’ve also entered a phase of gearing up for the postseason.The...

APRIL 14 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Frank Nazar turns pro, signing 3-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a three-year contract with Frank Nazar, one of the team’s top prospects

APRIL 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Frank Nazar - Agrees to three-year deal Nazar signed a three-year, entry-level contract Saturday.

Impact Nazar had 17 goals and 41 points in 41 NCAA outings with the University of Michigan in 2023-24. Chicago took him with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. It's not clear if he'll immediately join the Blackhawks to get some NHL experience before the summer, but at the least, he should be a serious contender to make the 2024-25 squad out of training camp.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

RELEASE: Blackhawks Agree to Terms with Nazar on Three-Year Contract | Chicago Blackhawks 13th overall pick in 2022 NHL Draft inks contract through 2025-26 season with $950,00 salary cap hit

APRIL 13 • NHL.COM

Arvid Soderblom - Blitzed by Nashville in latest loss Soderblom turned away 35 of 40 shots in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Predators.

Impact Soderblom was let down by Chicago's failure to kill off any penalties, resulting in three power-play goals from the visitors. The team also had no answer for Nashville's top offensive weapon, Filip Forsberg, who notched his 10th career NHL hat trick. Serving as the No. 2 option in goal behind Petr Mrazek, Soderblom has made 31 appearances this campaign, albeit with an uninspiring 5-22-1 record and ratios that simply don't help fantasy managers; the Swede has a 3.88 GAA and .880 save percentage.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Philipp Kurashev - Lone scorer for Chicago in loss Kurashev powered a heavy slap shot on the power play for Chicago's lone tally as part of the Blackhawks' 5-1 loss to the Predators on Friday.

Impact Kurashev anticipated a simple pass from Connor Bedard on the man advantage and morphed it into a 91 MPH one-timer. Make it 18 goals for Kurashev, who's doubled his scoring output from last season, and he's registered 35 assists and 19 power-play points to boot. Kurashev is a talented player in his own right, but it turns out good things happen when you get to skate alongside a generational talent like Bedard, who is recognized even among casual hockey fans as the No. 1 overall pick from the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Connor Bedard - Reaches 60 points Bedard registered a power-play assist in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Predators.

Impact The Predators converted on all three of their power-play opportunities whereas the Blackhawks lit the lamp on one of their four chances with the extra attacker. Bedard set up a one-timer for Phillipp Kurashev that was clocked in at 91 miles per hour on the way to Chicago's lone tally. It's safe to say that Bedard has not looked out of place on hockey's biggest stage, as the 18-year-old phenom has dialed in 60 points (22 goals, 38 assists) -- including 21 power-play points -- through 65 games.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Hurricanes visit the Blackhawks after Guentzel's 2-goal game

The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Chicago Blackhawks after Jake Guentzel scored two goals in the Hurricanes' 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues

APRIL 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blackhawks observations: Ethan Del Mastro's debut, draft lottery odds, prospect decisions The Blackhawks are close to securing the second-best odds in the NHL Draft Lottery.

APRIL 13 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Forsberg gets 10th career hat trick, sets Nashville scoring record as Predators beat Blackhawks 5-1 Filip Forsberg got his 10th career hat trick and set a Nashville franchise record with 46 goals, and the Predators beat the Chicago Blackhaw...

APRIL 13 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Filip Forsberg's 3-goal, record-setting game paces Predators past Blackhawks Filip Forsberg scored his 10th career hat trick en route to a franchise single-season goal-scoring record as the visiting Nashville Predator...

APRIL 13 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Forsberg scores hat trick, Predators cruise past Blackhawks | NHL.com Forward reaches 46 goals for season to set Nashville record

APRIL 13 • NHL.COM

Arvid Soderblom - Starting Friday Soderblom will face the Predators at home Friday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

Impact Soderblom looked solid in relief of Petr Mrazek on Wednesday, stopping 21 of 23 shots in nearly a full night of work. Soderblom has just one win in his last five outings, posting an unsightly .885 save percentage during that span. On the year, he owns a brutal 5-21-1 record with a 3.84 GAA.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

PROSPECTS: Thompson Advances to NCAA Championship Game | Chicago Blackhawks Blackhawks 2022 third-round pick to play in NCAA title game Saturday evening

APRIL 12 • NHL.COM

PREVIEW: Blackhawks Begin Final Homestand Against Nashville | Chicago Blackhawks Chicago hosts Predators on Friday night, kicking off final home games of the season.

APRIL 12 • NHL.COM

RELEASE: Murphy Activated from Injured Reserve | Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman set to return from groin injury after missing 34 games

APRIL 11 • NHL.COM

Connor Murphy - Activated off injured reserve Murphy (groin) has been taken off injured reserve ahead of Friday's matchup with Nashville.

Impact Murphy looks set to return to the lineup for the first time since Jan. 13 against Dallas, a stretch of 35 games on injured reserve. The defenseman will likely slot into Nikita Zaitsev's spot on the blue line, though that may depend on whether the Hawks decide to give Ethan Del Mastro his NHL debut.

APRIL 11 • ROTOWIRE

Chicago Blackhawks bring up defenseman Ethan Del Mastro from the minors

The Chicago Blackhawks are taking a closer look at one of their top prospects for at least a couple of days

APRIL 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nick Foligno - Back with team Foligno (personal) returned to practice Thursday and should be available against the Predators on Friday, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Impact Foligno didn't play Wednesday while attending to a personal matter but was back on the ice ahead of Friday's matchup. While the team's success has been lacking, the 36-year-old winger got back over the 30-point threshold this season for the first time since 2019-20 when he was with Columbus.

APRIL 11 • ROTOWIRE

RELEASE: Vlasic to Miss Practice on Thursday | Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman out due to maintenance

APRIL 11 • NHL.COM