The Washington Capitals seek their first home win in a Stanley Cup Final when they host the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3 on Saturday at Capital One Arena. The series is tied 1-1.
The AHL’s Calder Cup Final will begin Saturday when the Toronto Marlies host the Texas Stars.
BLACKHAWKS
**Schmaltz cemented himself as top-6 forward (SCH)
**Hawks sign forward Jacob Nilsson to 1-year deal (SCH)
**Former Blackhawk of the Week: Tom Lysiak (SCH)
**From Sikura to Olofsson, it’s time to exhaustively rank the Blackhawks’ top prospects of the 2017-18 season (The Athletic)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Blues sign Finnish defenseman Mikkola to ELC (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
NHL
**Stanley Cup Final schedule (SBN)
**In the District, this Cup Final game is as big as it gets (The Washington Post)
**Caps rookie Jakub Vrana is due for a big game (The Washington Post)
**Caps fans have adopted National Portrait Gallery steps, and museum loves it (The Washington Post)
**Sens assistant GM Randy Lee being charged with harassment (TSN)
**LeBrun Notebook: Kessel’s future, Carlson’s next contract and Kovalchuk’s return (The Athletic)
**Canadiens’ 1993 Cup win, Part I: Building a winner through the draft (Montreal Gazette)
**Panthers ink Russian defenseman Bogdan Kiselevich to 1-year deal (Litter Box Cats)
**Mascherin to re-enter draft after failing to sign with Panthers (theScore)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Don Cherry’s favorite ‘sandwich’ is a nauseating salmon concoction (SBN)