Bertuzzi and Teuvo Teravainen have been solid signings for Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson, but the rest of his moves have added very little this season.

Bertuzzi posted a power-play assist and a minus-2 rating in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Wild. Bertuzzi has three goals and three helpers over his last five contests. The 29-year-old winger is up to 17 goals,

Bertuzzi leads the Blackhawks in goals through 47 games with 17 and has 27 points. While he's effective scoring at 5-on-5 with nine goals playing the way he does, his net front presence on the power play has allowed him to get eight goals with the man advantage this season too.

The Blackhawks could expedite their painstaking rebuilding process and be significant players in free agency this summer.

The Chicago Blackhawks have an embarrassing history against the Minnesota Wild, but they nearly outdid themselves Sunday at the United Center.

When training camp opened for the Blackhawks in September, Seth Jones arrived with fresh hope. The veteran defenseman's spirits were buoyed by the additions of forwards Teuvo Teravainen and Tyler

Chicago Blackhawks forward Tyler Bertuzzi voiced a sincere statement on playing alongside Connor Bedard on team's first line.

The Chicago Blackhawks made for a lively third period while trying to catch the Minnesota Wild, but the finish was all-too-familiar in this series: another Hawks loss.

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks enter the matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning as losers of three games in a row. Tampa Bay has a 26-19-3 record overall and a 15-6-1 record in home games. The Lightning have allowed 135 goals while scoring 170 for a +35 scoring differential.

BOTTOM LINE: Central Division foes meet when the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Minnesota Wild. Chicago is 4-9-2 against the Central Division and 15-28-5 overall. The Blackhawks are 3-7-4 in one-goal games.

Pavel Dorofeyev and Victor Olofsson have been two of the Golden Knight's top scorers in recent games. Both scored a goal last night against the Blues.

I don’t know, from what it feels like, it should be high,” Nazar said with a smile. And Nazar would be correct. Outside of Ryan Donato, a one-man shooting machine, Nazar is second among the Blackhawks over the last 18 games with 7.