The Chicago Blackhawks gave up another early lead in a 7-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night at SAP Center in San Jose.
Chicago has Friday off before starting a back-to-back Saturday in Los Angeles. They’ll play Sunday in Anaheim.
BLACKHAWKS
**RECAP: Hawks suffer embarrassing loss to Sharks (SCH)
**Satchel Price leaves SCH for Chicago Sun-Times (SCH)
**Kane struggling to meet his own lofty standards (Chicago Sun-Times)
**Hawks will have money to make offseason splash (The Athletic)
**When it comes to trades, not much working out for Hawks last few years (Chicago Tribune)
**Haugh: Why should we accept what Hawks once deemed unacceptable? (Chicago Tribune)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**RECAP: Conacher lifts Lightning past Stars in OT (Defending Big D)
**RECAP: Arvidsson scores twice, Preds defeat Oilers (On The Forecheck)
**RECAP: Coyotes end Wild’s 5-game win streak (Hockey Wilderness)
**People should pay attention to Avs star MacKinnon (Mile High Hockey)
NHL
**Seattle surpasses 25K season ticket commitments in more than an hour (The Seattle Times)
**RECAP: Krejci’s hat trick powers Bruins past Penguins (Stanley Cup of Chowder)
**RECAP: Hall sets Devils point streak record in loss to Panthers (NHL.com)
**RECAP: Iafallo scores twice in Kings win against Blue Jackets (NHL.com)
**RECAP: Williams, Hurricanes end skid, top Flyers (Canes Country)
**Eugene Melnyk writes to fans, commits to keeping Senators in Ottawa (PHT)
**Canucks’ Eriksson out for season with fractured rib (theScore)
**Canucks sign 2017 2nd-rounder Lind to ELC (theScore)
**Lightning ink QMJHL standout Barre-Boulet to 3-year deal (Raw Charge)
HOCKEY WORLD
**How to follow women’s hockey after the Olympics (The Ice Garden)
**Olympians Jenner, Turnbull return to Calgary (The Ice Garden)
**OHL Roundup: Kaliyev stars in overtime as Bulldogs edge IceDogs (Sportsnet)
**QMJHL Roundup: Alain’s three-point night leads Armada past Cataractes (Sportsnet)