Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks’ penalty kill falters again in loss to Predators
Our daily look at Blackhawks news and the happenings around the hockey world.
Chicago Blackhawks gave up three power play goals again in its first road contest of the season in a 3-2 loss to the Predators in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena.
HAWKS
**RECAP: Penalty kill woes continue in Hawks loss (SCH)
**Watch: Kruger scores 1st goal in 47 games (SCH)
**Motte grateful for big brother’s help in hockey (CSNC)
**Bowman counting on young Hawks to involve (Chicago Tribune)
**Rookies live together, work together, play together (Sun Times)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Subban makes Preds even more dangerous (Sun Times)
**Jets’ Little out ‘long term’ after collision with Bickell (PHT)
**Wild’s Boudreau focuses on winning little battles (Star Tribune)
**New Avs coach Bednar: On the man, his system (Denver Post)
**Hutton will start in goal for Blues vs. Rangers (STLToday)
**Frederickson: New-look Blues not lacking in grit (STLToday)
NHL
**RECAP: McDavid has 3 points in Oilers win over Flames (C&B)
**RECAP: Konecny leads Flyers past Kings (BSH)
**Flyers’ Gostisbehere cut by skate in the face (PHT)
**Ducks sign Rakell to 6-year, $22.8M deal (PHT)
**Sabres’ Kane out ‘weeks’ with 3 broken ribs (DBTB)
**Kings’ Quick dealing with groin injury, consulting with doctors (theScore)
**Coyotes’ Strome a likely scratch for season opener (theScore)
**Coyotes sign Lane Pederson (FFH)
HOCKEY WORLD
**RECAP: USHL Chicago beats Bloomington to remain unbeaten (Steel)
**RECAP: No. 10 Denver takes down No. 2 Boston U (Denver Post)
**RECAP: Maine upsets No. 3 Quinnipiac (SBNCH)
**RECAP: Wisconsin stuns No. 6 Boston College (BC Interruption)
**RECAP: No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth edges No. 5 Notre Dame (Duluth News Tribune)
**RECAP: No. 14 Minnesota St. snap skid, beat No. 7 St. Cloud St. (SC Times)
**RECAP: Bentley, No. 16 Northeastern battle to 1-1 draw (SBNCH)
**OHL Friday night recap (OHL)
**WHL Friday night recap (WHL)
**Marie-Philip Poulin named Les Canadiennes captain (TIG)
**Video: Former NHLer Wolski suffers suffers neck injury (PHT)
