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BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks AHL prospect update, 4/28: final season evaluations (SCH)
Musings on Madison, Episode 209 — Superb superlatives (SCH)
How confident Blackhawks fans are in rebuild, Wirtz, Davidson and more survey results (Athletic)
Blackhawks NCAA/USHL prospect update, 4/27: Boisvert goes pro; Nestrasil, Mustard finish strong (SCH)
Inside Sam Rinzel’s plan to continue gaining weight this summer (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks’ 2026-27 roster: Who stays, who goes? (Athletic)
Comparing the Blackhawks’ youth movement to the “young” teams in the playoffs (SCH)
Can Tyler Bertuzzi replicate the numbers from one of the best seasons of his career? (SCH)
Captain Connor? Bedard says becoming Blackhawks’ 37th captain “would be a special honor” (Tribune)
Number Munchers, Part II: Searching for the road ahead (SCH)
Blackhawks perfect offseason: Bedard, lottery luck, free agency (Athletic)
Number Munchers: Diving into the numbers behind the 2025-26 Blackhawks season (SCH)
Blackhawks fan survey: When will Chicago return to the playoffs? (Athletic)
Blackhawks player grades, Part 2: Bedard takes next step, Teravainen takes step back (Athletic)
The Blackhawks Week That Was and Will (Not) Be, 4/17: Caring (SCH)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS GAME RECAPS
Canadiens 3, Lightning 2 (NHL)
Flyers 1, Penguins 0 (NHL)
Golden Knights 5, Mammoth 4 (NHL)
NHL Playoffs, Night 12: They All Count (Fels)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NEWS
Dorofeyev a “star” in Vegas’ Game 5 win (NHL)
McDavid, Draisaitl to play on same line in Game 6 (NHL)
Stars’ Benn fined for Game 5 cross-check vs. Wild (ESPN)
Hedman practices with Lightning, still no timeline (NHL)
Kopitar’s “extremely special” career ends in loss (ESPN)
We’re on the outside and we’re looking in: SCH previews the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs (SCH)
Complete Stanley Cup Playoffs 1st round schedule (NHL)
NHL NEWS
Tkachuk “fully committed” to playing for Senators (NHL)
Talk of Tkachuk leaving Senators “nonsense”: GM (NHL)
Three-time KHL all-star Pinchuk signs with Preds (ESPN)
McDavid wins Art Ross, MacKinnon wins “Rocket” Richard (NHL)
Matthews still noncommittal on future with Leafs (ESPN)
Blue Jackets players understand coach’s “frustration” (NHL)
HOCKEY WORLD
PWHL Power Rankings: Week 18 (The Ice Garden)
Montreal Victoire select defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost as first-round opponent (The Ice Garden)
Goldeneyes win the Gold Plan, will pick first overall (The Ice Garden)
Early PWHL award predictions (The Ice Garden)