The Chicago Blackhawks will look for their fourth straight win when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first half of a home-and-home, back-to-back Tuesday night at Consol Energy Center.
Three Chicago Blackhawks prospects will be in action during the World Junior Championship medal round. Joni Tuulola will play for Finland in the gold-medal game against Russia, while Gustav Forsling and Sweden face off against Team USA and Nick Schmaltz.
HAWKS
**Could Hawks be a suitor for Jonathan Drouin? (SCH)
**Danault out to prove he’s his own man (Sun-Times)
**Artem Anisimov’s net-front presence paying dividends (CSN Chicago)
**Why can’t Rundblad find an NHL home? (SCH)
**Patrick Kane named NHL’s No. 3 star for December (SCH)
**Corey Crawford continuing to invite Tony Esposito comparisons (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Recap: Ryan’s OT goal lifts Senators past Blues (NHL)
**Recap: Iginla scores No. 600, Avs end Kings’ win streak (NHL)
NHL
**Bruins’ Pastrnak suffered finger injury at World Juniors (theScore)
**Blue Jackets place McElhinney on IR (theScore)
**Recap: Mrazek, Larkin lead Red Wings past Devils (NHL)
**Recap: Oilers top Hurricanes on Skerea’s OT goal (NHL)
**Canucks’ Daniel Sedin is happy to lose some teeth (SBN NHL)
HOCKEY WORLD
**WJC: Team USA falls to Russia 2-1 in semis; will face Sweden for bronze (SCH)
**Chicago Steel’s Tanner Laczynski named USHL forward of the week (Steel)
**Scott Conway commits to Providence College (SBNCH)
**Brett Boeing leaves Michigan Tech for USHL (SBNCH)