The NHL will announce its schedule for next season at 4 p.m. Thursday on NHL Network and streamed on NHL.com.
BLACKHAWKS
**Hawks emergency backup goaltender Scott Foster saves the show at NHL Awards (SCH)
**Bettman: Salary cap will be $79.5-80 million for next season (SCH)
**NHL draft preview: Top 10 forwards (SCH)
**2018 NHL draft: Hawks picks, news, rumors, updates (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Visitor’s guide to Dallas for the NHL draft (Defending Big D)
**Preds’ Watson charged with domestic assault (The Tennessean)
**Watson participated in domestic-violence awareness effort prior to arrest (The Tennessean)
**How Preds, NHL have handled domestic violence allegations (The Tennessean)
**Allen likely to return to Blues, but Hutton might leave (St.