NHL NEWS JAN 23 – TOEWS SHINES, BLACKHAWKS CONTINUE WINNING WAYS

Captain Jonathan Toews (1-3—4) scored the game winner with 1:18 remaining in the third period as the Blackhawks earned their third straight victory and improved to 7-3-0 in their last 10 games.

Chicago (30-14-5, 65 points) once again equaled Minnesota (30-11-5, 65 points) for the most points in the Western Conference. The Wild, however, hold three games in hand.

Corey Crawford made 26 saves to become the fourth goalie in franchise history with 200 career wins (Tony Esposito: 418, Glenn Hall: 275 and Ed Belfour: 201).

Brian Campbell (0-1—1) assisted on the opening goal to record his 500th NHL point.

PENGUINS CONTINUE HOME DOMINANCE

The line of Sidney Crosby (1-2—3), Bryan Rust (1-2—3) and Conor Sheary (2-1—3) combined for 4-5—9 in their 5-1 win over Boston as the Penguins extended their home winning streak to a season-high seven games, improving to 13-0-1 in their last 14 home contests and 20-2-2 overall at PPG Paints Arena.

NHL NEWS AND MUSINGS

• Flyers captain Claude Giroux scored his second overtime goal of the season to help the Flyers overcome a 2-0 deficit and snap a three-game slide
• Nashville head coach Peter Laviolette became the 25th coach to win 500 NHL games as the Predators improved to 6-1-0 in their last seven contests
• Senators forward Kyle Turris scored in his 500th game
• Wild forward Mikael Granlund (1-7—8 in 7 GP), Senators captain Erik Karlsson (0-7—7 in 6 GP), Canucks captain Henrik Sedin (2-3—5 in 5 GP) and Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello (0-7—7 in 5 GP) each extended point streaks
• Blue Jackets defenseman Scott Harrington scored his first NHL goal (31 GP).

SUNDAY’S NHL RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
NY Rangers 1, DETROIT 0 (OT) Game PIX
PITTSBURGH 5, Boston 1
Columbus 7, OTTAWA 6 (OT)
Philadelphia 3, NY ISLANDERS 2 (OT)
CHICAGO 4, Vancouver 2
Nashville 4, MINNESOTA 2

MONDAY’S NHL ACTION
All Times Eastern
Los Angeles @ NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Carolina @ Washington, 7 p.m.
Calgary @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim @ Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
San Jose @ Colorado, 9 p.m.
Florida @ Arizona, 9 p.m.