Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks win 4th straight
Our daily look at Blackhawks news and the happenings around the hockey world.
Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists to help the Chicago Blackhawks to their fourth straight win, 5-2 against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday at MTS Centre.
HAWKS
**RECAP: Hawks beat Jets, avoid season sweep (SCH)
**Schmaltz eager to make most of opportunity of Toews’ line (Chicago Sun Times)
**Havlat helped carry Hawks from their worst days to their best (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**RECAP: Koivu’s shootout goal lifts Wild over Lightning (Hockey Wilderness)
**Rantanen one of few bright spots for Avs (Denver Post)
NHL
**Red Wings, Tigers owner Mike Ilitch dies at age 87 (SBN)
**Vegas, Capuano talk head coaching position (SBN)
**Red Wings’ Ericsson to have season-ending wrist surgery (PHT)
**Caps’ Burakovsky out 4-6 weeks with hand injury (Washington Post)
**Sabres GM not actively shopping Evander Kane (PHT)
**Sens begin preliminary extension talks with Condon (PHT)
**Canucks send Baertschi home from trip with concussion (PHT)
HOCKEY WORLD
**RECAP: No. 9 UMass-Lowell overcomes mistakes, upsets No. 3 BU (USCHO)
**RECAP: Merrimack snaps 30-game skid at No. 7 BC (SBNCH)
**RECAP: Donato’s four goal lifts No. 4 Harvard over No. 6 Union (USCHO)
**RECAP: No. 8 Western Michigan survives UNO (Omaha World Herald)
**RECAP: Goodwin sparks No. 10 Penn state past No. 17 Wisconsin (Black Shoes Diaries)
**OHL Friday night roundup (OHL)