Chicago Blackhawks practice was a few skaters light at Fifth Third Arena on Wednesday. Teuvo Teräväinen and Alec Martinez took maintenance days, and Jason Dickinson was listed out with an “illness” — not what you’d expect after he grabbed his right arm in pain after getting hit with a shot during Monday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Philipp Kurashev had a bounce-back game, but the Chicago Blackhawks coughed up two leads — including a two-goal advantage.

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.

Jaccob Slavin (1g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games. Jordan Staal will play in his 1,300th NHL game tonight, becoming the 74th player in league history to reach that milestone and the first from the 2006 draft class. Staal is also two points shy of 700 career points.

The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Dallas Stars after the Hurricanes knocked off the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Taylor Hall made a sincere statement about Connor Bedard, and the rest of the team after overtime loss against the Carolina Hurricanes.

When the Carolina Hurricanes meet the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Monday (the puck drops at 8:30 PM ET), Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen will be among the most exciting players to watch.

Teuvo Teravainen has been a calming presence for the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks in the first season of his second stint with the team.

The Carolina Hurricanes will play the first game of a back-to-back road slate as they take on the league worst Chicago Blackhawks (15-28-3). The Canes are coming off of a 3-2 win over the Vegas ...

Chicago's other players will likely generate more interest at the trade deadline, but Donato can beat them all for sheer effort.

Having snapped a losing skid in their last outing, the last-place Chicago Blackhawks will strive to build off that victory over a top-tier team when they play host to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.