John Tavares scored a hat trick and Morgan Rielly scored 19 seconds into overtime for the Maple Leafs to hand the Blackhawks their first loss of the season, 7-6, on Sunday at the United Center. The Blackhawks have three days off before they visit the Wild on Thursday in Minnesota.
Chicago prospect MacKenzie Entwistle had a goal, an assist and five shots on goal for Hamilton in a 5-2 win over Windsor in the OHL. He has two goals and an assist in six games.
BLACKHAWKS
Second City Hockey seeks contributors (SCH)
RECAP: Hawks fall in crazy OT thriller to Leafs (SCH)
Kahun has jaw-dropping reaction to DeBrincat’s goal (SCH)
Hawks honor Mikita with touching tribute video (SCH)
Video session: Breaking down Jokiharju’s impressive game, shift by shift (The Athletic)
CENTRAL DIVISION
Wild assigns Kunin to AHL (Star Tribune)
Maroon’s performance against Hawks proves his versatile impact (The Athletic)
How Girard has earned more playing time with Avs (The Athletic)
NHL
RECAP: Svechnikov’s first NHL goal lifts Hurricanes past Rangers (Canes Country)
Watch: Svechnikov scores his first NHL career goal (Canes Country)
Kings’ Quick lands on IR after suffering injury in practice (The Score)
Report: Luongo to miss at least a week with knee injury (The Score)
Sharks place Thornton on IR after swelling in knee (Fear The Fin)
Big Reads: Why no one wants to play against Flyers captain Giroux (Sportsnet)
HOCKEY WORLD
OHL Roundup: Keane helps lead Colts in win over Frontenacs (Sportsnet)
QMJHL Roundup: Wildcats’ early barrage leads to win over Titan (Sportsnet)