The Chicago Blackhawks are back from their bye week Saturday when they host the Edmonton Oilers at United Center.
HAWKS
**Hawks will try to avoid end-of-bye-week pitfalls (CSN)
**Salary cap one reason Forsling, Hinostroza still in Rockford (Chicago Tribune)
**Shalunov’s agent gives long odds for Hawks signing this year (SCH)
**Hawks’ 2017 trade deadline asset breakdown (SCH)
**Challenge of determining Kruger’s value (SCH)
**Quenneville gaining confidence in Hartman & Co. (Chicago Sun Times)
**Toews hints at desire for fewer lineup changes (SCH)
**Teams are losing hope they’ll be able to pry John Hayden away (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**RECAP: Rantanen lifts Avs over Hurricanes in OT (Mile High Hockey)
**Olofsson making most of second chance with Wild (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
NHL
**Lightning organist Krystof Srebrakowski brings Amalie’s keys to life (Raw Charge)
**RECAP: Dubinsky carries Blue Jackets to OT win over Penguins (Jackets Cannon)
**Penguins’ Maatta out six weeks after hand surgery (Pensburgh)
**Would Brendan Smith make sense for Penguins? (Pensburgh)
**RECAP: Jagr leads Panthers over Ducks (Miami Herald)
**Senators making a serious run at Atlantic Division title (PHT)
**Canucks’ Burrows makes sense as Rangers trade rental (New York Post)
**Flames’ Chiasson owns up to “uncalled for” spear (Calgary Herald)
**Oilers defenceman Eric Gryba shaves beard for charity (Edmonton Journal)
**Devils waive Kalinin (PHT)
HOCKEY WORLD
**RECAP: Pitlick’s hat trick leads No. 5 Minnesota over No. 9 Penn State (Black Shoes Diaries)
**RECAP: No. 14 Ohio State triumphs over Michigan State (Land Grant Holy Land)
**RECAP: No. 20 Wisconsin scores 3 in 3rd to beat Michigan (Wisconsin State Journal)
**RECAP: No. 12 Cornell holds off No. 17 St. Lawrence (USCHO)
**RECAP: No. 15 Notre Dame snap No. 10 Providence’s 9-game win streak (ND Insider)
**RECAP: Dries’ late goal lifts No. 8 Western Michigan past No. 13 North Dakota (USCHO)
**OHL Friday night roundup (OHL)
**WHL Friday night roundup (WHL)