The San Jose Sharks have agreed to terms on a contract extension with center Logan Couture.
TSN and ESPN.com reported Monday night that the deal is a five- or six-year extension. The contract cannot be officially signed until July 5. A first-round pick by the Sharks in 2007, the 24-year-old Couture has been San Jose's top goal-scorer the past two years. In 48 games last season, the Guelph, Ont, native scored 21 goals and added 16 assists. In 232 career NHL games, he's scored 89 goals and 78 assists with a plus- 31 rating.

Marian Hossa was scratched due to an upper-body injury and was considered a game-time decision entering warmups Monday night.
Hossa was a last-minute scratch after going through warmups and there had been some thought he was injured during the pregame skate. However, Jonathan Toews said the Hawks were prepared all day for Hossa to possibly sit, so it's obviously something that was lingering from at least Game 2. Coach Joel Quenneville said Hossa is officially day-to-day and is hopeful the veteran winger will be able to suit up for Wednesday's Game 4. We'd like to say we'll know more after Tuesday's morning skate, but chances are Hossa will be a game-time call again Wednesday night.

Corey Crawford stopped 33 of 35 shots in Monday night's 2-0 Game 3 loss to the Boston Bruins.
Crawford got hung out to dry on both goals and was the only reason the game was still scoreless after the first period. Crawford hasn't been the reason Chicago has lost either of the last two games, but it's starting to look like he has to be nearly perfect for the Blackhawks to win a game. Crawford and the Hawks will look to rebound and even the series in Wednesday's Game 4.

Dave Bolland finished Monday's Game 3 loss with six penalty minutes and a minus-1 rating.
The stats don't really tell the whole story for Bolland, who had a nightmare Game 3. Bolland was just 1-for-8 on faceoffs and was also the primary victim on Boston's first goal when he got his pocket picked from behind by Daniel Paille. It's pretty clear Bolland isn't anywhere close to 100 percent, but nights like this will put him in Joel Quenneville's doghouse for at least a couple days.

Jonathan Toews was held scoreless again despite putting five shots on goal.
Toews has had a nightmare of a time playing against Boston's top defensive pairing of Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg. When Toews does get past those two, he's been stopped at every turn by Tuukka Rask. It's been the same story for Toews for much of this postseason and the Chicago captain has just one goal in 20 postseason contests. If the Blackhawks plan to win this series, they'll need to find a way to get their top players going.