Blackhawks playing minor role in sudden scrutiny on NHL hand passes

Blackhawks playing minor role in sudden scrutiny on NHL hand passes

ST. LOUIS — Behind the Rangers’ net Wednesday, Blackhawks forward Colton Dach pulled the puck off the wall with his stick, stopped it with his glove and then attempted to knock it in front of the net.Unfortunately for him, Dach’s stick whiffed over the top of the puck. Instead, teammate Ilya Mikheyev grabbed it and centered it to Ryan Donato, who scored. Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin immediately notified referees he believed it to be a hand pas…