The Chicago Blackhawks finish off the second leg of a back-to-back tonight against the Vancouver Canucks. Coming off a 2-1 OT loss to the Calgary Flames last night in a largely underwhelming effort, we’ll see if the team can step up in a late night bout.
HAWKS
**The red-hot start of Patrick Kane put into perspective (SCH)
**Artem Anisimov’s instinctual game has fit perfectly onto the Hawks’ second line. Scott Powers has a good look at how the center is fitting in Chicago. (ESPN)
**The Hawks are reportedly getting calls on Trevor Daley (SCH)
**A little jokin’ between old teammates Bollig and Toews (SCH)
**How should the hockey world react if Kane makes an MVP run? Dave Lozo with an interesting piece on the situation. (Vice Sports)
**Artemi Panarin is No. 1 in CBS Sports’ NHL rookie rankings (CBS Sports)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**The Wild dropped a tough game to the Bruins last night (HW)
**Nashville got robbed by a monster Sergei Bobrovski performance (OTF)
**How can the Jets bring Travis Hamonic home to Winnipeg? (AIH)
**This Bobrovsky toe save on James Neal is ridiculous (SBN)
**The Predators know their forwards need to be better to make a Cup run (Puck Daddy)
NHL
**FanDuel is being sued as part of a class-action lawsuit in Florida and National Hockey League Ventures is included as a defendant. I don’t play daily fantasy, but this is a big story and won’t be going away any time soon. We should also disclose that SB Nation has a content partnership with FanDuel. (SI)
**Chris Kelly isn’t thinking retirement just yet (Boston Globe)
**Take a moment to appreciate Ovechkin’s greatness (SBN)
**Bobby Ryan is ready to leave the ASG behind (Ottawa Sun)
**James Reimer saved the Leafs in a shootout with this gorgeous save (SBN)
HOCKEY WORLD
**The NWHL has set its inaugural All-Star Game for January in Buffalo. (SI)
And finally, if you missed this fantastic production before, Yahoo! Canada won a COPA award this week for its video on the death of youth hockey player Terry Trafford. It’s a powerful look at the pressures that face young athletes and the need to open up discourse on depression, especially in the masculinity-geared sports world. The award-winning video is embedded below: