Brent Seabrook is out and Jonathan Toews will miss his eighth consecutive game when the Blackhawks host the New York Rangers on Friday night at United Center.
HAWKS
**Seabrook, Toews out for Friday’s game vs. Rangers (SCH)
**Faceoffs improving since dreadful start without Toews (Chicago Tribune)
**Kruger gets rare chance to take on offensive role (Sun Times)
**Semborski gets his own trading card (SCH)
**NHL Network ranks Crawford 26th-best goalie ever (SCH)
**Hjalmarsson, Kruger play Best Friends box (SCH)
**Toews donates $1 million to Winnipeg community center (SCH)
**Week Ahead: Chicago host 3 games (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**RECAP: Avs beat Bruins to snap losing streak (Mile High Hockey)
**RECAP: Bulls fall to Islanders in first game of road trip (STLToday)
**RECAP: Benn, Spezza shine in Stars win over Preds (Defending Big D)
**RECAP: Hayes’ late goal lifts Rangers over Jets (NHL.com)
NHL
**RECAP: Flyers rally past Oilers for 7th straight win (Broad Street Hockey)
**Video: Connor McDavid scores, cusses out Flyers Brandon Manning, who injured him last season (SBN)
**RECAP: Canadiens ease past Devils (Habs Eyes On the Prize)
**Video: Habs’ Carey Price pummels opponent who slid into him (SBN)
**RECAP: Penguins top Panthers for 4th straight win (Pensburgh)
**RECAP: Skille leads Canucks past Tampa Bay (Nucks Misconduct)
HOCKEY WORLD
**OHL Thursday night roundup (OHL)