The Chicago Blackhawks were shut out by the Anaheim Ducks, 4-0, on Thursday at Honda Center. Chicago rested a couple major stars as it gears up for the playoffs.
In Hawks prospect news, Blake Hillman and Denver advanced to the NCAA championship game with a 6-1 rout of Notre Dame and Dennis Gilbert in the Frozen Four semifinals. Denver will face Minnesota-Duluth for the title.
HAWKS
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**RECAP: Ducks, Gibson shut out Hawks (SCH)
**Hawks prospect Hillman will play for NCAA title (SCH)
**Chicago, we dub thee: First City of Hockey (Chicago Tribune)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**RECAP: Wild match their records for wins, points in win over Avs (Hockey Wilderness)
**Watch: Avs’ Yost score first NHL goal; grandpa weeps tears of joy (Yahoo)
**RECAP: Blues top Panthers, close to clinching 3rd in Central (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
**Sobotka returning to Blues, signs 3-year, $10.5M extension (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
**RECAP: Preds stay alive for 3rd in Central with win over Stars (On The Forecheck)
**RECAP: Jets beat Blue Jackets for sixth straight win (NHL.com)
**Avs’ Varlamov looking forward to ‘fresh start in September’ (PHT)
NHL
**Every 2017 NHL college free agent signing in one place (SBN)
**RECAP: Sens sweep season series vs. Bruins, clinch playoff spot (Silver Seven)
**RECAP: Penguins clinch 2nd in Metro with win over Devils (Pensburgh)
**RECAP: Halak shuts out Hurricanes, Islanders stay alive in playoff race (Lighthouse Hockey)
**RECAP: Lightning avoid elimination, defeat Maple Leafs (Raw Charge)
**RECAP: Vrbata sparks Coyotes over Canucks (Five For Howling)
**RECAP: Flames keep pace for first wild card win over Kings (Matchsticks and Gasoline)
**RECAP: Oilers defeat Sharks, break tie for second in Pacific (Fear The Fin)
**Bruins’ Marchand suspended 2 games for spearing Dotchin (PHT)
**Malkin wants to go to Olympics, hopes Penguins will let him (PHT)
**Ducks GM Murray: Cam Fowler could miss 2-6 weeks with knee injury (PHT)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Women’s Worlds: Team USA stomps Germany 11-0, advances to face Canada in gold-medal game (The Ice Garden)
**Women’s Worlds: Team Canada gets revenge against Team Finland, advances to gold-medal game (The Ice Garden)
**Frozen Four: Iafallo’s late goal lifts UMD past Harvard (SBNCH)
**Report: Scheifele, Duchene, MacKinnon to play for Canada at worlds (theScore)
**OHL Playoffs: Knights open second round with shut out over Otters (Sportsnet)
**WHL Playoffs: Lindgren, Papirny lead Swift Current to Game 1 win (Sportsnet)