Scott Darling thanked Chicago in a heartfelt story about his journey from addiction to the Blackhawks to Carolina.
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews sat out his sixth straight game on Sunday night with an upper-body injury that coach Joel Quenneville said is "not getting better."
The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled goaltender Lars Johansson from Rockford of the American Hockey League and assigned rookie forward Nick Schmaltz to the IceHogs.
Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford is out at least 2-3 weeks after undergoing an appendectomy Saturday.
There has been plenty of drama in the NHL playoffs this season. Just not many goals, as more than half the games through the first two rounds were decided by one goal, and 15 went to overtime.
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford will start Game 1 against the Minnesota Wild in the Western Conference second-round series, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said Monday.
