Smith missed practice Thursday due to a back injury, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.

Kurashev has sat in the press box more often than not. He is point-less in his last 11 games, and when he has played over the last month, he averaged less than 13:30 of ...

The Chicago Blackhawks will have to decide what to do with forward Philipp Kurashev, who will become ... play a veteran like Pat Maroon or Craig Smith on the fourth line because one or both ...

With Pat Maroon and Craig Smith dealing with bad backs ... his overtime goal against the Minnesota Wild on Nov. 10. Philipp Kurashev opens the scoring for Chicago, his 4th goal of the season ...

Kurashev has an opportunity to build off a breakout season and should earn a lucrative new contract to avoid arbitration. Philipp Kurashev is going into the final season of his contract that is ...

Philipp Kurashev has struggled for the Blackhawks this season. Claus Andersen/Getty Images Share In half a season, Philipp Kurashev has gone from the Blackhawks’ second-leading scorer to an ...