Morning Bag Skate: Patrick Kane point streak at 23; Blackhawks win back-to-back games

Patrick Kane extended his point streak to 23 games with an empty-net goal in the Chicago Blackhawks' 4-1 against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night at United Center. Dennis Rasmussen also scored a goal in his NHL debut.

HAWKS

**Recap: Patrick Kane extends point streak in 4-1 win (SCH)

**Dennis Rasmussen scores goal in NHL debut (SCH)

**Steve Montador's family files lawsuit against NHL for head-related injures (SCH)

**Hawks week ahead: Home-and-home vs. Preds (SCH)

CENTRAL DIVISION

**Recap: Stars outlast Hurricanes in 6-5 win (DBD)

**Recap: Blues top Arizona 4-1 (FFH)

NHL

**NHL projects 2016-17 salary cap to be $74.5 million in best-case scenario (SCH)

**Penguins' Pascal Dupuis announces retirement due to blood clot condition (Pensburgh)

**Broward County passes Panthers debt restructuring proposal (Panthers)

**Blue Jackets' Sergei Bobrovsky injured in loss to Kings (theScore)

**Recap: Kings top Blue Jackets with 3-2 OT win (NHL)

**Recap: Capitals clip Wings 3-2 in shootout (JR)

**Recap: Mike Hoffman's goal helps Senators beat Panthers (Silver Sevens)

**Recap: Flames stay hot at home with win against Sharks (NHL)

**Canadiens Alexander Semin clears waivers (EOTP)

HOCKEY WORLD

**Minnesota's Tyler Sheehy named Big Ten first star of the week (SBNCH)

**Devils prospect Mackenzie Blackwood expected to miss 2 WJHC games due to OHL suspension (theScore)