The Blackhawks have known they’ll face the Wild in the second-round since Sunday afternoon. Now they know when, too. The NHL released the second-round schedules Tuesday, and Game 1 between the Blackhawks and Wild will be Friday at 8:30 p.m. at the United Center.
Four down, 12 to go for the Hawks.
Here’s the latest news:
**Full schedule for Blackhawks vs. Wild (SCH)
**Report: Blackhawks close to signing KHL star Artemi Panarin (SCH)
**Kris Versteeg a necessary scratch for Blackhawks (SCH)
**Bryan Bickell on defensive-minded Wild: ‘We need to break them’ (Sun-Times)
**Wild vs. Blackhawks – The Rivalry that isn’t (Hockey Wilderness)
**NHL Player Safety suspends Niklas Kronwall for Game 7 (Winging It In Motown)
**NBCSN to air every Team USA game at Worlds (Pro Hockey Talk)
**Hamonic torn MCL, deHaan’s shoulder not serious (Lighthouse Hockey)
**Eulogy: Remembering 2014-15 Vancouver Canucks (Puck Daddy)
**Eulogy: Remembering 2014-15 St. Louis Blues (Puck Daddy)
**A great Senators run, but there will be changes for 2015-16 (Ottawa Citizen)
**Steve Cash is money in goal as U.S. tops Russia in sledge hockey (Buffalo News)
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