Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks seek 6th straight win

The Chicago Blackhawks seek their sixth straight win when they host the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night at United Center.

HAWKS

**Hawks getting more balanced scoring (CSN)

**Panarin named NHL’s first star of the week (SCH)

*Week Ahead: Hawks play twice before Christmas (SCH)

**Suddenly red-hot Hinostroza puts slow start behind him (Sun Times)

**Look: The Panarin “Breadman” bottlehead (SCH)

CENTRAL DIVISION

**RECAP: Ellis scores Predators shootout winner vs. Flyers (On The Forecheck)

**RECAP: Oilers’ Nugent-Hopkins scores OT winner vs. Blues  (St. Louis GameTime)

NHL

**Top 10 hockey images of 2016 (Puck Daddy)

**RECAP: Red Wings-Hurricanes postponed due to ice conditions (Canes Country)

**RECAP: Ducks win in Carlyle’s return to Toronto (Anaheim Calling)

**RECAP: Elliot makes 24 saves in Flames win over Coyotes (Matchsticks and Gasoline)

**Panthers owner Viola nominated for Secretary of Army post (Litter Box Cats)

**Florida’s Huberdeau ‘right on schedule’ for February return (PHT)

**Rangers lose Nash to another groin injury (Blueshirt Banter)

**Leafs recall first-rounder Gauthier (Pension Plan Puppets)

HOCKEY WORLD

**Coyotes prospect Strome named Canada’s WJC captain (OHL)

**Canucks prospect Juolevi to captain Finland’s WJC team (PHT)

**Report: Eriksson Ek named Swedish captain (theScore)

**UConn adds Philip Nyberg for second semester (SBNCH)