Let’s start our Monday with a little love for Arvid Söderblom. The Blackhawks needed him to play a good game in the second half of a back-to-back and he did precisely that, pitching the first shutout of his NHL career against a Utah team that’s probably headed to the postseason. He’s had another up-and-down year, but he got a really good effort from the skaters in front of him and was strong for a full 60 minutes.
Hockey is hockeying for the #Blackhawks this afternoon… In 4:09 of ice time together at 5-on-5 thru two periods, the line of Slaggert—Moore—Foligno has two shot attempts. A 0.16 expected goals for. They scored twice in the second period.
— Tab Bamford (@The1Tab) March 1, 2026 Where the Blackhawks have been hurting in recent games — before and after the break — has been making the little plays that turn into goals for the Hawks and not being in the wrong spot and it ending up in the wrong net. Yesterday we saw a number of small plays make a huge difference. Tyler Bertuzzi on the power play goal. Landon Slaggert before Nick Foligno scored. And Alex Vlasic before the short-handed goal. Depth scoring comes from making small plays when you’re on the ice. And the Blackhawks got that on Sunday. Artyom Levshunov got pushed around and taken advantage of by the Nashville Predators in the first game out of the break, but the coaches weren’t down on his performance. Indeed, they pointed to a couple forwards — Frank Nazar and Oliver Moore — prematurely leaving the zone as an issue when Filip Forsberg scored an easy goal off a Levshunov turnover. In the two games this weekend, he was noticeably more physical from the jump — and that translated to stronger overall performances. Here’s what Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill said about Levshunov before Sunday’s game:Blashill on Arty Levshunov's return to the lineup:"I thought he's played two good games and unfortunately been on the ice for important goals against, one each game… Our job is to judge the process, and I think he's done a pretty good job process-wise."
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) March 1, 2026 On Sunday, Levshunov was on the ice for 14:10 of 5-on-5 during which the Blackhawks had a 9-5 shots on net advantage and 0.69 expected goals for. I know I keep writing about Levshunov’s ups and downs, but… I told y’all we were going to live thru those back in September. Last night was one of the games that gives you a lot of hope for the future. And it’s why the Blackhawks coaches are focused more on overall process than individual moments. Here’s what Blashill said about Levshunov’s performance on Sunday in Utah:“All around, he had a good game. He was physical. Again, the package is what’s going to make him a special player. It’s the physicality, the good defense and the ability to move the puck and create some offense. He had a real strong game. He’s come out and played three real solid games. I know he’s had a mistake that’s led to some goals, but overall, I think his play has been good.”
Levshunov also picked up his 20th assist of the season, tying Doug Wilson (in 1977-78) for the fifth-most assists in a season by a rookie defenseman in Blackhawks history on Sunday. The names ahead of him on that list: Doug Crossman (28 in 1981-82), Brent Seabrook (27 in 2005-06), Keith Magnuson (24 in 1969-70) and Mike O’Connell (22 in 1978-79). During the pregame show on Sunday, Frank Seravalli took a crack at projecting the lineup for next year. I’ll let you consider what he put together….Frank Seravalli projects what the #Blackhawks lineup will look like next season: pic.twitter.com/T9YTQDSZMH
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) March 1, 2026 Just for the heck of it… here’s my March 2 run at four lines of forwards next year:Anton Frondell — Connor Bedard — Tyler BertuzziRyan Greene — Roman Kantserov — Frank NazarTeuvo Teräväinen — Oliver Moore — Nick LardisRyan Donato — AJ Spellacy — Landon SlaggertAndré Burakovsky?
In the OHL on Sunday, Jack Pridham had an assist on Kitchener’s first goal of the afternoon. He now has 79 points in 58 games. Early Monday morning, the Blackhawks announced the Blackhawks Ice Center, including Centennial Hall (the team’s new Hall of Fame), is officially opens to the public. Here’s a quick video tour of the space. I’ve walked through the building (not the HOF) a few times for practices and it’s absolutely gorgeous!Check out the brand new additions and renovations at the Blackhawks Ice Center presented by Fifth Third Bank(courtesy @NHLBlackhawks) pic.twitter.com/1kUALgbcOv
— CHGO Blackhawks (@CHGO_Blackhawks) March 2, 2026 It’s that time of year that we’re all watching the waiver wire as well. A few interesting names hitting the list on Sunday, most notably Andrew Mangiapane in Edmonton. He has another year left at a $3.6M cap hit. The Oilers had reportedly been shopping him for weeks trying to create some cap flexibility. Will be interesting to see if he clears. And what the Oilers are trying to do clearing some additional cap space.Waivers today:Mangiapane & Regula (EDM)Brisebois (VAN)Fabbri (STL)Kunin (FLA)
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 1, 2026 It’s going to be interesting to see how the next few days play out for the Kings. They fired Jim Hiller on Sunday, a clear indication that the front office isn’t happy with their performance thus far. But… the same front office already traded for Artemi Panarin, a clear sign they’re going for it. Injuries since the Panarin deal have complicated their immediate future. Stay tuned… Finally, an interesting note from PuckPedia on Sunday. ELCs that begin next season are now open for business. This becomes important as college seasons come to a close and players become available to NHL teams.Today is the first day players can sign Entry Level Deals that start next season (26-27). It’s also the effective date for the CBA change of the ELC max compensation limits being based on contract year, not draft year, and the new higher maximums in the CBA
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