With their shootout win against the Chicago Blackhawks last night, Vancouver is officially back in a playoff spot. Here’s how they’re performing compared to the rest of the NHL five games into the season.

The Chicago Blackhawks announced they activated forward Landon Slaggert from the Injured Reserve (IR) ahead of the Blackhawks' 2-1 overtime loss against the Vancouver Canucks. Slaggert didn't play in the matchup, but he took warmups and will likely be ready for the team's upcoming game against the Anaheim Ducks at the United Center in Chicago.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Tyler Bertuzzi was rather restrained when talking about his non-goal against the Vancouver Canucks.

Donato gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 12:41 of the first period. Andre Burakovsky skated to the bottom of the left face-off circle and passed to Donato, who tapped the puck in from the side of the crease.

The Blackhawks selected Moore in the first round (19th overall) of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft after selecting star forward Connor Bedard first overall in the same draft. Moore, a Minnesota native, played two seasons with the University of Minnesota after getting drafted, scoring 21 goals and 45 assists for 66 points in 77 games.

Jeff Blashill’s first three games with the Chicago Blackhawks were one-goal losses decided in the third period or overtime. His fourth one was a long-awaited victory.

The Chicago Blackhawks have placed forward Joey Anderson on waivers for the purpose of assigning him to the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Saturday.

The Blackhawks rank tied for 21st in shots against per game (29.2) and 28th in total shot attempts against this season (233). Chicago is also one of the worst puck possession teams in the NHL, entering tonight 28th in percentage of shot attempts at 5v5 (44.9%).

The Panthers are the -288 favorite (risk $288 to win $100) in the latest Blackhawks vs. Panthers odds, witch Chicago at +233. The over/under for total goals scored is 5.5. Before making any Panthers vs.

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Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Ben Kindel skated with fellow Vancouver-area natives Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard this summer

The Vancouver Canucks will be making a lineup change ahead of their matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks. As per Sportsnet's Dan Murphy, center Teddy Blueger will make his season debut, replacing Aatu Räty. As for the starting goaltender, that will be Kevin Lankinen, who started his NHL career with the Blackhawks.