Morning Bag Skate: 12-20-18

The Blackhawks play the first half of a back-to-back Thursday in Dallas.

The Boston Pride selected Bailey Larson of Belvidere with the 10th overall pick in the NWHL draft Wednesday. The Colgate senior has five goals and eight assists in 18 games after

Jan Rutta scored 1:51 into to overtime to cap the IceHogs’ four goal comeback in a 4-3 win over the Admirals on Wednesday at BMO Harris Bank Center in Rockford.

Elsewhere in Chicago sports, the Bulls fell 96-93 to the Nets on Wednesday at the United Center.

BLACKHAWKS

Hawks place Kruger on IR, recall Johnson (SCH)

3 up, 3 down from Blackhawks’ 2-1 win over Predators (SCH)

Strome busting out of bust label in the early going with Blackhawks (The Athletic)

Friend, former teammate Carcillo hopes Crawford receives proper care for latest concussion (The Daily Herald)

Delia never stops learning, and that could be his ticket back to the NHL (The Athletic)

CENTRAL DIVISION

RECAP: Rantanen has goal, assist in Avs win against Canadiens (Mile High Hockey)

Avs’ Landeskog is having the season of his life … and it’s only mid-December (The Athletic)

NHL

Caught in the middle: Inside life as a between-the-benches TV analyst (The Score)

RECAP: Penguins top Capitals, end Ovechkin’s point streak (Pensburgh)

Penguins’ Oleksiak injured in fight with Capitals’ Wilson (PHT)

Sabres waive Berglund to terminate contract, cap hit (Die By The Blade)

Oilers’ Khaira suspended two games for cross-check to head (Copper N Blue)

Golden Knights place Pacioretty on IR (Knights On Ice)

HOCKEY WORLD

NWHL: First two rounds recap (The Ice Garden)

NWHL Draft: Boston picks Bailey Larson 10th overall (WREX)