Patrick Kane scored his ninth goal of the season, and Corey Crawford made 18 saves to help the Blackhawks beat the Rangers 4-1 on Thursday at the United Center.
Here’s the NCAA prospect slate for Friday:
No. 18 Northeastern (Ryan Shea) at UMass Lowell
No. 6 Providence at Boston (Chad Krys and Jake Wise)
No. 13 Princeton at No. 10 Penn State (Evan Barratt)
Michigan Tech at No. 14 Wisconsin (Josh Ess)
Omaha (Freddy Olofsson) at Arizona State
Michigan State at No. 8 Cornell (Beau Starrett)
Elsewhere in Chicago sports, the Bulls lost another player to a MCL sprain. This time it’s Bobby Portis. The Bulls look for back-to-back wins against the Hornets on Friday when they visit Charlotte.
BLACKHAWKS
RECAP: Crawford, Hawks shut down Rangers in 4-1 win (SCH)
Hawks prospect Beaudin out indefinitely with wrist injury (SCH)
Scott Foster to practice with Hawks during optional morning skates (SCH)
DeBrincat was the cutest Scrappy-Doo for Halloween (SCH)
‘It goes by so quick’: His career over prematurely, Dave Bolland looks ahead to the next chapter (The Athletic)
As stars age and decline, Hawks’ short-term plan seems more like a prayer (Chicago Tribune)
Seabrook finds himself in company of Hawks legends (Chicago Sun-Times)
CENTRAL DIVISION
RECAP: Turris, Preds top Devils in OT (On The Forecheck)
RECAP: Blues ruin another early lead, fall to Blue Jackets (St. Louis GameTime)
Blues’ Yeo: ‘My job should be in question right now’ (The Score)
RECAP: Wild push win streak to 4 with victory over Kings (Hockey Wilderness)
RECAP: Stars’ depth scoring leads to 5-2 win over Ducks (Defending Big D)
NHL
RECAP: Halak, Bruins shut out Flyers (NHL)
RECAP: Sabres defeat Canadiens on late Okposo goal (Die By The Blade)
RECAP: Penguins score 9 in win against Flames (Pensburgh)
RECAP: Bouchard scores first NHL goal for Oilers in win against Capitals (Copper N Blue)
RECAP: Keller, Coyotes pull away from Canucks (NHL)
Bettman upholds Wilson’s 20-game suspension (Japers’ Rink)
Canes recall Darling from AHL conditioning stint (Canes Country)
HOCKEY WORLD
Zach Boychuk is following you on Twitter, too? There’s actually a story behind it (The Athletic)
All 5 NWHL teams to play in playoffs (The Ice Garden)
OHL: Roundup: Greyhounds continue to roll with win over Spitfires (Sportsnet)
QMJHL: Roundup: McKenna leads Wildcats over Sea Dogs, extending Moncton’s streak (Sportsnet)
European goalies return to CHL after ban lifted (Sportsnet)