The Chicago Blackhawks will host the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday in their preseason home opener at the United Center.
Chicago won its preseason opener Tuesday with a 5-2 win at Columbus behind a 38-save performance by Anton Forsberg, and a goal and assist by Nick Schmaltz and Cody Franson.
HAWKS
**Hayden out to prove he belongs with Hawks (Chicago Tribune)
**Forsberg makes a good first impression in Blackhawks debut (Chicago Sun Times)
**After playoff flameout, Hartman enters camp with ‘a little anger’ (Chicago Sun Times)
**Hinostroza making best of limited opportunity so far (The Athletic)
**Panarin on Blackhawks trade: ‘That’s business, baby’ (SCH)
**Can Panik improve upon his breakout 2016-17 season? (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**RECAP: Tarasenko scores twice for Blues against Blue Jackets (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
**Blues’ Steen out 3 weeks with hand injury (St. Louis GameTime)
**RECAP: Oilers score 3 goals in 2nd period to defeat Jets (Copper N Blue)
**Predators create ‘associate captain’ role for Ryan Ellis (The Tennessean)
**Warsofsky eyeing spot on Avalanche’s blue line (Denver Post)
**Wild T25U25: Ivan Lodnia at No. 13 (Hockey Wilderness)
NHL
**How the NHL’s crackdown on faceoff violations is creating new problems (SBN)
**RECAP: Schultz, Penguins defeat Red Wings in OT (Pensburgh)
**RECAP: Chytil lifts Rangers past Devils in OT (Blueshirt Banter)
**RECAP: Flyers-Islanders split-squad action ends in split (Broad Street Hockey)
**RECAP: Sergachev scores for Lightning in win over Hurricanes (NHL.com)
**RECAP: Capitals top Canadiens with two third-period goals (NHL.com)
**RECAP: Canucks beat Flames (Matchsticks and Gasoline)
**Video: Flames goalie Jon Gillies makes incredible behind-the-back glove save (PHT)
**Senators ‘aggressive’ in talks for Matt Duchene, per report (SBN)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Top 25 Under 25 in women’s hockey: Follow the countdown (The Ice Garden)
**Top 25 Under 25: Russia’s Ludmila Belyakova at No. 10 (The Ice Garden)