Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks drop Game 1 in OT to Blues

David Backes scored 9:04 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 1-0 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 of their Western Conference First Round series on Wednesday night at Scottrade Center.

HAWKS

**Recap: Hawks fall 1-0 in OT, trail series 1-0 (SCH)

**10 key questions for Hawks vs. Blues (SCH)

**Hawks vs. Blues first round schedule (SCH)

CENTRAL DIVISION

**Wild sign 2014 first-rounder Alex Tuch (HW)

**Wild's Parise out indefinitely, Vanek week to week with upper-body injuries (Star Tribune)

**Wild's injury woes expose lack of depth (HW)

NHL

**Recap: Zatkoff pushes Penguins past Rangers in Game 1 (Pensburgh)

**Recap: Lightning strike first against Red Wings (RC)

**Report: Panthers likely won't have Trocheck, Kampfer until Game 5 (PHT)

**Leafs sign Kadri to six-year, $27 million extension (PPP)

**Leafs sign Rielly to six-year contract (PPP)

**Blue Jackets' Hartsburg retires from coaching (JC)

HOCKEY WORLD

**NHL Central Scouting rankings (SBNCH)

**North Dakota's Troy Stecher signs with Canucks (SBNCH)

**Arizona moving AHL affiliate to Tucson? (FFH)

**Report: Bruins prospect Cehlarik coming to North America (SCoC)