After a hot start to the campaign, the Blackhawks have stumbled a little, pushing them outside of the playoff picture. Following a couple of lopsided defeats at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks, Chicago picked up a 3-0 win over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Lardis getting called up to the Blackhawks is entirely understandable. The 20-year-old forward is in the middle of a fantastic season down in the AHL with the IceHogs. In 24 games with the AHL club so far this campaign, he has posted 13 goals, 13 assists, 26 points, and a plus-9 rating.

The 20-year-old Lardis accumulated 175 goals in 257 career OHL games before turning pro this season with the IceHogs.

CHICAGO -- The finish line of their season-long six-game road trip is in sight for the Detroit Red Wings, who will visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Saturday night.

The Chicago Blackhawks are going to have an even harder time climbing the standings after the Quinn Hughes trade.

The Vancouver Canucks have announced that they have placed former Blackhawks first-round pick Lukas Reichel on waivers. The Blackhawks traded Reichel earlier this season to the Canucks in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick. This was after Reichel was the subject of several trade rumors, as he struggled to find his fit with the Blackhawks.

The Hawks moved swiftly Saturday to fill the gaping hole in their top six, calling up prolific 20-year-old AHL scorer Lardis to make his NHL debut.

St. Louis Blues' Brayden Schenn is the latest athlete to receive major backlash following an incident in a game. He is responsible for injuring Chicago Blackhawks' Connor Bedard, and Schenn is hearing it all over social media.