Tyler Sikura and John Hayden scored two goals 45 seconds apart to lead the Rockford IceHogs, the Chicago Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate, to a 4-2 win over the Manitoba Moose, the Winnipeg Jets’ minor league team, in Game 1 of the Central Division final Friday at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg.
Victor Ejdsell and Cody Franson also scored, while goaltender Collin Delia stopped 24 shots in the win.
Game 2 is at 4 p.m. today at Bell MTS Place.
BLACKHAWKS
**IceHogs steal series lead with comeback win at Manitoba (Rockford IceHogs)
**Kane, Oesterle, DeBrincat tally assists as Team USA beats Canada 5-4 (SCH)
**Former Blackhawk Earl Balfour dies at age 85 (SCH)
**Kane’s mild regression during 2017-18 season (SCH)
**IceHogs coach Jeremy Colliton forever tied to Swedish club Mora IK (The Athletic)
**Former Blackhawk of the Week: Jimmy Waite (SCH)
**Svedberg is living it up in Rockford without giving up on NHL (The Athletic)
**IceHogs vs. Manitoba Moose schedule (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Rexrode: Preds coach Laviolette is running a clinic on all of us (The Tennessean)
**5-year-old with new heart, big dream will toss catfish at Predators game (The Tennessean)
NHL
**Stanley Cup playoffs: Bracket, schedule, scores and more (SBN)
**Goal or no goal? What goes into NHL reviews that always stir up controversy (USA Today)
**Game 5: Golden Knights hold off Sharks in Game 5, take series lead (Knights On Ice)
**Game 4: Girardi, Lightning push Bruins to brink of elimination (Raw Charge)
**Watch: Bruins’ Marchand licks Tampa Bay’s Callahan (SBN)
**Caps sign 2015 1st-rounder Ilya Samsonov to ELC (theScore)
**For Capitals, Game 5 focus will be on reigniting top line (The Washington Post)
**Flyers sign Kase to ELC (Broad Street Hockey)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Will David Carle be Denver’s next head coach? (Mile High Hockey)
**OHL final: Entwistle scores OT winner as Bulldogs beat Greyhounds in Game 1 (Sportsnet)
**QMJHL final: Barre-Boulet, Armada take Game 1 over Titan (Sportsnet)
**WHL final: Hart carries Silvertips to Game 1 win over Broncos (Sportsnet)
**Oil Kings take Dylan Guenther first overall in WHL bantam draft (Sportsnet)