de up for another rough performance by goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin by scoring three consecutive goals and rallying his team back from a two-goal deficit. The Senators chased Khabibulin with four goals in the game's first 32 minutes. The final goal on Khabibulin was scored at 11:14 of the second period and put the Senators ahead 4-2. From there, it was Toews' show. He scored on a wraparound at 14:30 of the second period to make it 4-3, was set up in front of the net by Johnny Oduya to tie the score in the third period and then finally knocked home a loose puck to put the Blackhawks ahead 5-4. Andrew Shaw scored his second goal of the night to give the Blackhawks a 6-4 lead. The Senators' Zack Smith provided the game's final goal. Marian Hossa also scored for the Blackhawks. Milan Michalek, Kyle Turris,Denis Savard Authentic Red Jersey, Joe Corvo and Mika Zibanejad scored for the Senators. Corey Crawford replaced Khabibulin and made 14 saves on 15 shots.What it means: The Blackhawks have somehow pulled out points in Khabibulin's past two starts. He has given up 10 goals on 47 shots in his past two games. He gave up six goals on 25 shots against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. In that game, the Blackhawks scored five goals and lost 6-5 in overtime. It may still be early in the season, but Khabibulin's woes have to be a concern for the Blackhawks. They could look to Antti Raanta, whom they signed from Finland last season. Raanta has played in seven games and has a 5-1-0 record with a 2.40 goals-against average and .926 save percentage for the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL.Player of the game: Toews provide the heroics with three goals and one assist. It was his third career regular-season hat trick.What's next: The Blackhawks will play another set of back-to-back games on Saturday and Sunday. They're on the road against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday and home against the Calgary Flames on Sunday.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp insists he wasn't getting panicked over his five-game goal drought. After putting 23 shots on goal and coming up empty over that stretch,Jonathan Toews Authentic Black Jersey, Sharp busted out of his mini-slump -- his second five-game goal-less streak of the season -- with a dirty goal 17:33 into Monday's game against the Minnesota Wild, a contest the Blackhawks won 5-1.Sharp put a season-high seven shots on goal in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Wild and was shut down on an early breakaway attempt in that one as well, fanning the flames of a potential extended drought for Sharp. [+] EnlargeHannah Foslien/Getty ImagesPatrick Kane contributed a goal and an assist on a second line whose members each had two points on the night against the Wild. To try to get him going, Hawks coach Joel Quenneville put him on the team's top line with Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa on Monday night, and it didn't take long for the move to pay dividends.Thanks to some greasy work behind the net by Hossa, the puck squirted free to Sharp at the left post, who beat Niklas Backstrom for just his second goal of the season. "I wasn't too panicked, I've been down that road a few times," Sharp said. "I felt like I was generating chances and my linemates have been playing well. It was just a matter of time before one went in."Sharp's streak was one of many questions the Blackhawks needed answers to Monday after playing perhaps their worst game of the season Saturday night at the United Center.With Michal Handzus struggling this season and now out with an upper-body injury, Quenneville inserted Brandon Pirri into the second-line center spot previously occupied by the veteran. For Pirri, who led the American Hockey League in scoring last season but had played mostly on the Hawks' fourth line since being recalled from Rockford on Oct. 11, it was a chance to show what he could do.If one game is any indication, the Blackhawks might have something with Pirri on the second line. He assisted on a pair of goals and with Brandon Saad on his le