Chicago Blackhawks News

Video was circulating last week of Connor Bedard going down favourably holding his shoulder at a skate and Chicago announced Wednesday that their star forward underwent successful shoulder surgery and is expected to miss approximately four months. The 20-year-old will likely miss the beginning of the regular season and is entering his 4th NHL season in Chicago after putting up career highs in nearly all categories in 2025-26, including goals (30), assists (45), points (75) and SOG (226).

Commesso was drafted 46th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and has drawn into a handful of games for the team over the past two seasons. That said, the 23-year-old goalie spent most of the 2025-26 season in the AHL, where he posted a serviceable 3.08 GAA and .901 SV% in 37 games (13-20-2) with the Rockford IceHogs.

Mackey has had brief stints at the NHL level over the past several seasons, but has not been able to stick. The 29-year-old defenseman spent most of 2025-26 in the AHL, where he scored 18 points (5G / 13A) in 62 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack.

Anhorn, an undrafted product of St. Cloud State University, has yet to play an NHL game, but has earned himself a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. The 27-year-old defenseman scored 17 points (3G / 14A) in 46 games last season with the Manitoba Moose (AHL).

Cole spent the previous two seasons with the Utah Mammoth and will have a change of scenery in 2026-27, signing a one-year, $4.0 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, his 10th NHL team. The 37-year-old defenseman scored 23 points (3G / 20A) last season in 82 games.

After spending his first five NHL seasons with the Nashville Predators, the team traded him to Vegas mid-season in 2025-26. The 30-year-old forward will have another change of scenery entering year seven of his career, signing a three-year contract extension worth $3.0 million AAV with the Chicago Blackhawks. He scored 12 points (8G / 4A) in 63 combined games last season.

Byram's rights were acquired by Chicago on June 23rd for Jordan Greenway and the 2026 4th overall pick and the 25-year-old has signed a six-year deal worth $12.5M AAV ($75.0M total). He is entering his seventh NHL season with his third team (COL, BUF) after putting up career highs in Goals (11), points (42), and SOG (109) in 2025-26 with Buffalo. He is expected to be a key piece of Chicago's defensive unit for years to come.

Greenway has battled injuries the past few seasons, but will get a fresh start in 2026-27, joining the Chicago Blackhawks with one year remaining in his contract, which has a $4 million AAV. The 29-year-old forward has been limited to only 74 combined games in his last two seasons with the Buffalo Sabres, scoring 14 points (4G / 10A).

Byram will head to the Chicago Blackhawks with one year remaining on his contract, which has an AAV of $6.25 million. The 25-year-old Byram averaged 22:20 time-on-ice and scored 42 points (11G / 31A) in 82 games with the Buffalo Sabres last season while playing in a secondary role behind the team's top blueliner, Rasmus Dahlin. Byram will likely see increased deployment in Chicago and play see time with the team's top powerplay unit.

Kantserov was a second-round pick of the Blackhawks in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, but he has yet to play a professional game in North America. The 21-year-old forward spent the past few seasons in the KHL, where he led the league in 2025-26 with 36 goals in 63 games.

Knight had another poor performance in his previous outing, allowing five goals on 26 shots (.808 SV%) in a 5-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The 24-year-old goalie is amid his worst stretch of the season, losing eight straight (0-6-2) while posting an ugly 4.06 GAA and .868 SV%. He hopes to rebound in Chicago's final game of the season, entering the action as +106 home underdogs against a San Jose Sharks team coming off a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Knight had another poor performance in his previous outing, allowing five goals on 26 shots (.808 SV%) in a 5-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The 24-year-old goalie is amid his worst stretch of the season, losing eight straight (0-6-2) while posting an ugly 4.06 GAA and .868 SV%. He hopes to rebound in Chicago's final game of the season, entering the action as +106 home underdogs against a San Jose Sharks team coming off a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Moore has not played since suffering an upper-body injury in early March and will likely miss Chicago's final game of the season. The 21-year-old rookie is averaging 12:51 time-on-ice, scoring 19 points (5G / 14A) in 51 games this season. He had three points (0G / 3A) in four games leading up to his injury.

Boisvert will take a seat on Monday in favour of Dominic Toninato. Boisvert has one goal and one assist in seven games this season.

Toninato will slot into Chicago's lineup on Monday in place of Sacha Boisvert. Toninato has zero goals and one assists in seven games this season.

Tanner Pearson will re-enter Buffalo's lineup on Monday, sending Greenway to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 29-year-old Greenway has missed significant time due to injuries this season and has trouble regularly fitting into the lineup when healthy. He is averaging 12:20 time-on-ice and has six points (1G / 5A) in 38 games this season.

Mangiapane struggled after signing with Edmonton in the offseason and was moved mid-season to Chicago, where the struggles have continued. In 10 games with Chicago, the 29-year-old Mangiapane has two points (1G / 1A).

Knight had a forgetful performance in his most recent outing, allowing a season-high seven goals on 22 shots (.682 SV%) in a 7-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. The 24-year-old goalie is amid his worst stretch of the season, losing seven straight (0-5-2) while posting an ugly 3.92 GAA and .875 SV%. The Blackhawks enter Monday's contest as +174 home underdogs against the Atlantic Division-leading Buffalo Sabres.