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Morning Bag Skate: Alex DeBrincat, Corey Crawford lead Blackhawks to win over Canadiens

Our daily look at Blackhawks news and the happenings around the hockey world.

By Brandon M. Cain

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Chicago Blackhawks v Montreal Canadiens Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images

Alex DeBrincat scored his first NHL goal in the first period, Brandon Saad scored 19 seconds later, and the Chicago Blackhawks spoiled the Montreal Canadiens' home opener with a 3-1 win at Bell Centre on Tuesday.

Artem Anisimov scored in the second period and Corey Crawford made 41 saves for Chicago (3-0-1). The Hawks are off Wednesday before hosting Minnesota (0-1-1), who are coming off a 5-4 shootout loss last Saturday at Carolina.

HAWKS

**RECAP: Crawford shines in Hawks win over Habs (SCH)

**Watch: DeBrincat scores his 1st NHL goal (SCH)

**Hawks struggling to adapt to crackdown on faceoffs, slashes (Chicago Sun Times)

**Hedge Report: Farewell, it's been a wild, fun ride covering Hawks (The Athletic)

**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: Predators bounce back to defeat Flyers (On The Forecheck)

**RECAP: Blues edge Rangers for 4th straight win (St. Louis GameTime)

**Blues officially announce new AHL affiliate in San Antonio (St. Louis GameTime)

**50 years ago on Blues' opening night: Hoopla, fisticuffs, couple of goals (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

**Top 50 Blues players of all time (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

**RECAP: Janmark, Klingberg lead Stars to 1st win of season (Defending Big D)

**Avs officially announce Colorado Eagles as new AHL affiliate (Mile High Hockey)

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

NHL

**New Rockets owner would consider NHL team if money was right (Houston Chronicle)

**RECAP: Vegas defeat Coytoes to win 1st home game (Knights On Ice)

**In time of unspeakable tragedy, Golden Knights unite Las Vegas (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

**Golden Knights hold 58-second moment of silence to honor Las Vegas victims (SBN)

**Golden Knights turn emotional night into memorable victory (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

**Vegas’ Engelland gives touching speech before puck drop (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

**RECAP: Milano scores twice, Blue Jackets top Canes in OT (Jackets Cannon)

**RECAP: Senators defeat Canucks in shootout for 1st win (Silver Seven)

**Report: Islanders will play at Barclays next season, arena hopes lie at Belmont (Lighthouse Hockey)

**Flames credit streak-snapping win to Jobu from 'Major League' (theScore)

HOCKEY WORLD

**OHL Sault Ste. Marie’s goalie situation a major plot point (Sportsnet)

**QMJHL Roundup: MacKinnon scores winner as Phoenix edge Sagueneens (Sportsnet)

**WHL Roundup: Broncos extend win streak to seven to open season (Sportsnet)