The Blackhawks start a home-and-home against the Avalanche on Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
The IceHogs had their four-game win streak snapped in a 4-2 loss to the Admirals on Friday in Milwaukee. Rockford and Milwaukee face off again at 6 p.m. Saturday in Rockford.
Final: Milwaukee 4, #IceHogs 2
The Admirals snap Rockford’s four-game win streak.
Dennis Gilbert 🚨
Victor Ejdsell 🚨
Andreas Martinsen 🍎
Will Pelletier 🍎
Lucas Carlsson 🍏
Anton Forsberg 18🛑— Second City Hockey (@2ndCityHockey) March 23, 2019
#Blackhawks prospects juniors
Josiah Slavin🚨
Mackenzie Entwistle ENG🚨
Nicolas Beaudin🍎
Adam Boqvist🍏
Philipp Kurashev🍏
Alexis Gravel 19🛑 on 22🥃— 𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏 Cain (@brandonmcain) March 23, 2019
There will be FOUR Chicago area players in the NCAA national championship game #WFrozenFour #whockey
Minnesota: Sophie Skarzynski (Lake Forest)
Wisconsin: Mikaela Gardner (Plainfield), Caitlin Schneider (Glenview), Nicole Lamantia (Wayne)
— Second City Hockey (@2ndCityHockey) March 23, 2019
Elsewhere in Chicago sports, the White Sox officially signed Eloy Jimenez to a six-year contract worth $43 million on Friday. The Bulls host the Jazz on Saturday at the United Center.
BLACKHAWKS
3 up, 3 down from Blackhawks’ 3-1 loss to Flyers (SCH)
RECAP: Admirals use 3-goal first to snap IceHogs’ 4-game streak (IceHogs)
‘You can see the light at the end of the tunnel’: Blackhawks core reinvigorated by a playoff push they never expected (The Athletic)
After impressive rookie campaign, Boqvist enters first OHL postseason (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
RECAP: Wild move into wild-card spot with win against Capitals (Star Tribune)
Pitlick leaves Minnesota early to sign with Predators (On The Forecheck)
How the Avs turned Dallas from House of Horrors to House of Hope (The Athletic)
Watson’s return presents plenty of questions for Predators (The Athletic)
From St. Louis with love: Barbashev nets first career hat trick in his family’s first visit from Russia (The Athletic)
NHL
Senators owner Melnyk’s radio appearances leave expected trail of carnage (Sportsnet)
RECAP: Sharks lose to Ducks in OT but gain point in Pacific (NHL)
Lightning’s Gourde suspended 2 games for illegal check against Hurricanes’ Staal (NHL)
Lightning sign Ryan Lohin to 2-year contract (Raw Charge)
Holtby says declines White House visit with Capitals (The Washington Post)
Capitals’ Kempny out indefinitely with left leg injury (Japers’ Rink)
Canucks’ Baertschi nearing return; no timetable for Hughes’ debut (Sportsnet)
HOCKEY WORLD
Truck driver in Humboldt Broncos crash sentenced to 8 years in prison (Sportsnet)
Minnesota shut out Cornell to advance to NCAA title game vs. rival Wisconsin (The Daily Gopher)
St. Cloud State beats Colorado College in NCHC semifinals (Star Tribune)
Hockey East: Northeastern ousts BU while BC stuns UMass (Boston Globe)
Big 10: Notre Dame to host Penn State with NCAA bid on the line (One Foot Down)