Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith was offered an in-person hearing by the NHL Department of Player Safety, meaning he could miss playoff time.
HAWKS
**Hartman out 1-3 weeks with lower-body injury, per report (SCH)
**Keith offered in-person hearing, could be suspended into playoffs (SCH)
**Watch: Keith ejected for hitting Wild’s Coyle in the face with his stick (SCH)
**Hawks facing worst-case scenario as playoffs loom (Sun-Times)
**Accuser “devasted” after Hawks reinstate Ross in revenge porn case (Chicago Tribune)
**Kruger brings balance, PK help (CSNC)
**Are all those playoff minutes finally catching up to the Hawks? (SCH)
**Robin Norell signs amateur tryout contract with IceHogs (SCH)
**3 Hawks prospects to play in 2016 Frozen Four (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Vesey’s reps refute Preds’ GM Poile’s statements (OTF)
**Jets sign Brandan Tanev (AIH)
**Blues sign MacKenzie MacEachern (SBNCH)
NHL
**Sabres’ Lehner has ankle surgery, done for season (DBTB)
**Blue Jackets recall Sonny Milano (JC)
**Devils activate Schneider from IR (theScore)
**Canadiens sign St. Cloud State goalie Charlie Lindgren (EOTP)
**Flames sign Providence’s Mark Jankowski (M&G)
**Canucks’ Virtanen suspended two games for hit on Sharks’ Polak (theScore)
**Recap: Ducks rout Flames (M&G)
**Watch: Flames’ Shinkaruk scores his first NHL career goal (M&G)
**Recap: Flyers score late, defeat Capitals in shootout (BSH)
**Ducks sign St. Cloud State’s Kossila (SBNCH)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Who will replace Greg Carvel at St. Lawrence? (SBNCH)
**Tom Anastos to return for sixth season at Michigan State (TOC)