Mark Lazerus
@marklazerus.bsky.social
Senior NHL Writer, The Athletic
Co-host, The Athletic Hockey Show
Co-host, Powers & Laz
Old enough to feel ways about stuff
Co-host, The Athletic Hockey Show
Co-host, Powers & Laz
Old enough to feel ways about stuff
Sorry, moms: Blackhawks left with mixed feelings after watching a 3-0 lead become a 4-3 shootout loss. Story from St. Paul:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
Sorry, moms: Blackhawks left with mixed feelings after Wild erase three-goal deficit
The Blackhawks played one of their best games of the season but couldn't quite hold the lead against a Stanley Cup contender.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Sorry, moms: Blackhawks left with mixed feelings after watching a 3-0 lead become a 4-3 shootout loss. Story from St. Paul:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
Frank Nazar on coming so close to scoring so many times lately: "That can be life sometimes. Gotta get up and punch it in the balls back."
January 28, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Frank Nazar on coming so close to scoring so many times lately: "That can be life sometimes. Gotta get up and punch it in the balls back."
Round 3:
Boldy stopped
Donato stopped
Blackhawks lose 4-3 after leading 3-0.
Boldy stopped
Donato stopped
Blackhawks lose 4-3 after leading 3-0.
January 28, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Round 3:
Boldy stopped
Donato stopped
Blackhawks lose 4-3 after leading 3-0.
Boldy stopped
Donato stopped
Blackhawks lose 4-3 after leading 3-0.
Round 2:
Kaprizov scores
Bedard loses the puck
Kaprizov scores
Bedard loses the puck
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Round 2:
Kaprizov scores
Bedard loses the puck
Kaprizov scores
Bedard loses the puck
Round 1:
Zuccarello wide
Nazar wide (but oh so close)
Zuccarello wide
Nazar wide (but oh so close)
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Round 1:
Zuccarello wide
Nazar wide (but oh so close)
Zuccarello wide
Nazar wide (but oh so close)
Off to another shootout. Sixth shootout since Christmas. Third in the last four games.
The Blackhawks have now come up empty on 22 straight power plays.
The Blackhawks have now come up empty on 22 straight power plays.
January 28, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Off to another shootout. Sixth shootout since Christmas. Third in the last four games.
The Blackhawks have now come up empty on 22 straight power plays.
The Blackhawks have now come up empty on 22 straight power plays.
Vlasic gets taken down and the Blackhawks will get a power play with 1:56 left in overtime. Fans here are understandably livid as Chicago has gotten away with a few tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Vlasic gets taken down and the Blackhawks will get a power play with 1:56 left in overtime. Fans here are understandably livid as Chicago has gotten away with a few tonight.
The net was off its moorings, and Knight was yelling at the ref about it. Then he just nudged it off more to get his point across.
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 AM
The net was off its moorings, and Knight was yelling at the ref about it. Then he just nudged it off more to get his point across.
Blackhawks open overtime with Bedard, Nazar and Vlasic.
January 28, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Blackhawks open overtime with Bedard, Nazar and Vlasic.
This is Minnesota's 1,784th overtime of the season, I believe.
January 28, 2026 at 3:36 AM
This is Minnesota's 1,784th overtime of the season, I believe.
We're headed to overtime as the Blackhawks coughed up a 3-0 lead after a terrific, dominant start.
January 28, 2026 at 3:36 AM
We're headed to overtime as the Blackhawks coughed up a 3-0 lead after a terrific, dominant start.
GOAL: After yet another squandered power play, the Blackhawks give up the equalizer as Spurgeon tucks in a rebound. 3-3 with 2:01 left. That felt inevitable.
January 28, 2026 at 3:32 AM
GOAL: After yet another squandered power play, the Blackhawks give up the equalizer as Spurgeon tucks in a rebound. 3-3 with 2:01 left. That felt inevitable.
A truly putrid power play there for the Blackhawks. 9:20 to go, still 3-2 Chicago.
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 AM
A truly putrid power play there for the Blackhawks. 9:20 to go, still 3-2 Chicago.
The league's top-ranked PK comes through. Now comes essentially a 12:45 penalty kill, up 3-2.
January 28, 2026 at 3:13 AM
The league's top-ranked PK comes through. Now comes essentially a 12:45 penalty kill, up 3-2.
And now the Blackhawks go to their first kill of the game at 5:06. Grzelcyk for tripping.
January 28, 2026 at 3:08 AM
And now the Blackhawks go to their first kill of the game at 5:06. Grzelcyk for tripping.
GOAL: Eriksson Ek puts one past Knight and it's 3-2 now. Gulp.
January 28, 2026 at 3:06 AM
GOAL: Eriksson Ek puts one past Knight and it's 3-2 now. Gulp.
END OF PERIOD 2: Blackhawks lead 3-1, but it feels a tad more precarious than it probably should, as Minnesota woke up with the Trenin goal. Chicago squandering a gift power play at the end of the period didn't help.
January 28, 2026 at 2:43 AM
END OF PERIOD 2: Blackhawks lead 3-1, but it feels a tad more precarious than it probably should, as Minnesota woke up with the Trenin goal. Chicago squandering a gift power play at the end of the period didn't help.
Wild get a 3-on-1 but only get a tough-angle Kaprizov shot out of it. He hit the side of the net.
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Wild get a 3-on-1 but only get a tough-angle Kaprizov shot out of it. He hit the side of the net.
GOAL: Trenin with a snipe off the rush and the Wild have life. 3-1 Chicago.
January 28, 2026 at 2:30 AM
GOAL: Trenin with a snipe off the rush and the Wild have life. 3-1 Chicago.
Nazar with a great feed across the goalmouth to Bedard and Wallstedt makes the save — or did he? They just blew the horn to take a look.
January 28, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Nazar with a great feed across the goalmouth to Bedard and Wallstedt makes the save — or did he? They just blew the horn to take a look.
Matt Grzelcyk, my guy, you can't make that pass from there. Believe in yourself!
January 28, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Matt Grzelcyk, my guy, you can't make that pass from there. Believe in yourself!
GOAL: MIkheyev rips a shot from the wall after a great bank pass by Alex Vlasic. 3-0 Chicago.
January 28, 2026 at 2:12 AM
GOAL: MIkheyev rips a shot from the wall after a great bank pass by Alex Vlasic. 3-0 Chicago.
END OF PERIOD 1: Blackhawks lead the Wild 2-0 on goals by Teräväinen and Donato. Great period for Chicago, which, it's worth noting, has won its last four road games, including in Dallas, Washington and Raleigh.
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
END OF PERIOD 1: Blackhawks lead the Wild 2-0 on goals by Teräväinen and Donato. Great period for Chicago, which, it's worth noting, has won its last four road games, including in Dallas, Washington and Raleigh.
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She took a half step back and then stepped AT this dude. ICE needs 30 masked guys each with their own body armor and assault rifle to even approach this level of courage.
video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
January 28, 2026 at 1:27 AM
She took a half step back and then stepped AT this dude. ICE needs 30 masked guys each with their own body armor and assault rifle to even approach this level of courage.