Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks look to rebound from 1st loss of season

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By Brandon M. Cain@brandonmcain Oct 10, 2017, 7:00am CDT

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The Chicago Blackhawks complete the second half of a back-to-back Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre in Montreal.

**RECAP: Hawks falter late in OT loss to Maple Leafs (SCH)

**Kane is elevating his play after adding more layers to his game (The Athletic)

**Anisimov’s downgrade an upgrade for Hawks (Chicago Sun Times)

**New forward prospects to watch in Rockford this season (SCH)

CENTRAL DIVISION

**RECAP: Ehlers scores natural hat trick for Jets in win against Oilers (Winnipeg Free Press)

**RECAP: Tarasenko, Allen spark Blues past Islanders (St. Louis GameTime)

**RECAP: Varlamov makes 29 saves for shutout, helps Avs past Bruins (Mile High Hockey)

**Avs coach responds to Forsberg’s “bench and trade” remark about Duchene (Denver Post)

**RECAP: Bratt, Johansson help Devils defeat Sabres (All About The Jersey)

**RECAP: Lightning defeat Capitals in OT, hold Ovechkin scoreless (Raw Charge)

**RECAP: Smith, Flames shut out Ducks, end 29-game skid in Anaheim (Matchsticks and Gasoline)

**Puck finally drops on Oscar Goodman’s Vegas dream (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

**Golden Knights home opener takes different direction after tragedy (Sportsnet)

**McPhee says no truth to Shipachyov leaving for KHL (Knights On Ice)

**Coyotes send top prospect Strome to AHL (Five For Howling)

HOCKEY WORLD

**RECAP: No. 2 BU show bite in OT victory at No. 14 Quinnipiac (SBNCH)

**RECAP: New Look New Hamsphire sweeps UMass Lowell (SBNCH)

**OHL Roundup: Ruzicka lifts Sting over Bulldogs in overtime (Sportsnet)

**WHL Roundup: Chaulk helps Broncos stay perfect (Sportsnet)

**WHL to shorten schedule to 68 games in 2018-19 season (Sportsnet)

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