Jones and Hall might have been at their lowest point this season in the immediate aftermath of the Discover NHL Winter Classic on Dec. 31, having skated through a demoralizing 6-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues in front of 40,933 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Taylor Hall and Seth Jones started 2025 as Chicago Blackhawks teammates sitting at the bottom of the NHL standings. Now they’re squaring off for a trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

Gustav Forsling and Matthew Tkachuk also scored in another tone-setting opening 20 minutes for the reigning Stanley Cup champions.

Tyrese Haliburton and his team had five minutes to make a comeback. The Pacers were down, 111-98, at that point with Knicks captain Jalen Brunson checking back into the game.Then it happened.

The Golden State Warriors are projected to lose Jonathan Kuminga in free agency to a young Eastern Conference team.

Anthony Edwards vowed to be more aggressive. The Minnesota Timberwolves’ All-Star guard was held to 18 points on 13 shots in a blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.