Alec Martinez knows the secret sauce behind Chicago Blackhawks teammate Tyler Bertuzzi’s expertise with scoring tip-ins, snappers and other net-front goals. “Probably his long hair,” Martinez told the Tribune. “It just gets in your face too much. No, I’m kidding.

Arvid Soderblom made 38 saves, Nick Foligno scored twice and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a five-game slide with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.

Nick Foligno scored twice and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a five-game slide with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night. Tyler Bertuzzi added his team-leading 13th goal and ...

Nick Foligno scored two goals and Arvid Soderblom stopped 38 shots to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-2 victory against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Friday.

The new-coach bump was real, and the Anders Sorensen vibe was No. 1 on our inaugural Blackhawks power rankings. A lot can change in 19 days. The vibe these days is as bad as it’s been all season, as the Blackhawks have lost six of their last seven games.

They came up short, losing 4-2 to the Blackhawks to end their second three-game winning streak of the season.

The Canadiens fell to the Blackhawks in Chicago 4-2 on Friday night (Jan. 3). There were some ups and some downs. Here are the takeaways.

The Chicago Blackhawks big game from Arvid Soderblom and the team's pesky play broke their losing streak in 4-2 win over Montreal Canadiens.