The Chicago Blackhawks placed veteran forward Craig Smith on injured reserve on Thursday with a nagging back injury. Smith hasn’t appeared in a game since he skated for more than 10 minutes during a 3-1 victory over Colorado on Jan.

Connor Bedard put the Chicago Blackhawks on the board, but it was Landon Slaggert who gave them the only lead they’d need.

With a pair of moves Thursday, the Chicago Blackhawks advanced the development of a couple of high-profile prospects, signing forward AJ Spellacy and calling up defenseman Ethan Del Mastro from the AHL Rockford IceHogs.

The Chicago Blackhawks today announced that the team has recalled defenseman Ethan Del Mastro from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League. The team has also placed forward Craig Smith (back) on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 8.

The Chicago Blackhawks sent Wyatt Kaiser to the Rockford IceHogs on Thursday to continue a busy day. It's been a busy day of transactions for the Chicago Blackhawks. It started with the call-up of Ethan Del Mastro. He will make his season debut after spending the entire year up to this point with the AHL's Rockford IceHogs.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks placed veteran forward Craig Smith on injured reserve on Thursday with a nagging back injury. Smith hasn't appeared in a game since he skated for more than ...

The Rockford IceHogs have been invading the Chicago Blackhawks roster lately ... Trading Taylor Hall away and Craig Smith going on IR without an NHL player coming back left that hole.

The Chicago Blackhawks were the third team in Friday's Blockbuster Avalanche/Hurricanes trade, but Adam Proteau says Chicago still must be focusing on the future the rest of this year.

Recently, the nominees for the 2025 Hobey Baker Award were announced. Sacha Boisvert of North Dakota, Aidan Thompson of Denver, Sam Rinzel of Minnesota, and Ryan Greene of Boston University are the Blackhawks draft picks nominated for the Hobey Baker Award this year.

Smith hasn’t appeared in a game since a 3-1 victory over Colorado on Jan. 8. He also was on injured reserve with a back injury from Dec. 20 until Dec. 31.

Take the over. The over is 5-4-1 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams. It’s also 4-1-1 in the Lightning’s last five games overall and is 7-2-1 in the Blackhawks’ last 10 games overall. Chicago has scored three or more goals in five of its last seven games and has allowed at least three goals in six consecutive games.

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to earn points in a sixth consecutive game as they host the Chicago Blackhawks (16-29-5). The Canes are coming off of a 4-0 shutout victory over the New York Rangers and tonight will also be the first home games for Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall with their new club.