ir first 16 games.The Blackhawks equaled that run Tuesday with a shootout win over Vancouver.Saad closed in on the left wing one-on-one with San Jose defenceman Brent Burns. After a quick fake, Saad fired a shot from the circle that beat San Jose's Antti Niemi just under the glove 2:24 into the period.Viktor Stalberg also scored for league-leading Chicago, which has captured a total of 31 of 34 possible points.Blackhawks goalie Ray Emery made 26 saves to win his fourth straight start and improve to 7-0. Chicago killed all four San Jose power plays, all of which occurred in a span of under 14 minutes late in the second and early in the third periods.Patrick Marleau scored for the Sharks, getting only his second goal in 11 games after getting nine in San Jose's first five games.CANUCKS 1,Authentic Marc Staal Jersey, PREDATORS 0NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dale Weise broke a scoreless tie at 9:14 of the third period and Roberto Luongo made 23 saves for the shutout and Vancouver defeated Nashville.The Canucks have won consecutive games on their four-game road trip after losing three straight.Nashville has lost three of its past four.With the game still scoreless in the third period, Maxim Lapierre had the puck behind the Nashville goal line and carried it up to the right circle.He then spun and sent a shot toward Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne. Rinne kicked the puck away with his right pad, but Weise was there to put away the rebound for his first goal of the season.PENGUINS 3, PANTHERS 1PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Niskanen and Dustin Jeffrey scored third-period goals to send Pittsburgh over Florida.Panthers goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves in his first NHL start this season.Niskanen took a pass from Kris Letang and scored on a one-timer from the left side at 7:49.Jeffrey then scored his first goal since Feb. 18, 2012, when he redirected a shot from Matt Cooke at 15:15 to give the Penguins a 3-1 lead.Chris Kunitz also scored for the Penguins and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 22 saves in his first start in five days.Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin left the game in the third period after he took an off-balance check from Erik Gudbranson while driving to the net and slid back-first into the end boards.Malkin remained down on the ice for several moments, but skated off the ice on his own.Florida defenceman Mike Weaver scored the Panthers' goal.
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Patrik Bartosak stopped 32 shots for his third shutout of the season as the Red Deer Rebels blanked the host Lethbridge Hurricanes 2-0 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.Turner Elson and Dominik Volek scored for the Rebels (33-22-6), who extended their win streak to four games.Ty Rimmer stopped 28-of-29 shots as the Hurricanes (25-27-9) dropped their fifth game in a row.Red Deer went 1 for 3 on the power play while Lethbridge failed to score on five chances with the man advantage.Volek scored on the power play at 10:03 of the first period before Volek added an insurance goal into an empty net at 19:59 of the third period.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Ty Rattie scored twice and set up one more as the Portland Winterhawks downed the host Prince George Cougars 6-2 on Friday in Western Hockey League play.Seth Jones,Ryan Callahan Authentic Jersey, Nicolas Petan and Taylor Leier had a goal and an assist each for the Winterhawks (50-9-3), who set a new franchise record with their 25th road victory of the season, and Troy Rutkowski added a single goal.Troy Bourke and Zach Pochiro scored for the Cougars (18-35-8), who have dropped back-to-back contests and sit three points behind the Seattle Thunderbirds for the final playoff position in the Western Conference.Brendan Burke made 24 saves for the win as Mac Engel stopped 37-of-43 shots in a losing cause.Portland went 2 for 4 on the power play while Prince George scored once on four chances with the man advantage.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Zac Dalpe had two short-handed goals and two assists as the Charlotte Checkers defeated the Abbotsford Heat 5-1 in American Hockey League action Friday.Brett Sutter added a goal and three assists for the Checkers (31-17-5). Matt Beca and Luke Pither a