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Blackhawks beat skidding Canucks 3-2 to clinch playoff spot

Associated Press
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    Chicago Blackhawks' Teuvo Teravainen, left, of Finland, and Patrick Kane celebrate Teravainen's goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, March 27, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

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    Chicago Blackhawks' Teuvo Teravainen, right, of Finland, scores against Vancouver Canucks' goalie Ryan Miller during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, March 27, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

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    Vancouver Canucks' goalie Ryan Miller, right, allows a goal to Chicago Blackhawks' Teuvo Teravainen (not shown) as teammate Yannick Weber, of Switzerland, watches during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, March 27, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Andrew Ladd scored the go-ahead goal with 2:27 left in the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks clinched their eighth straight playoff berth with a 3-2 victory over the skidding Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.

Jonathan Toews stickhandled into the Canucks zone before dropping a pass in the high slot to Ladd, who fired in a one-timer for his 23rd goal this season and sixth in 13 games with Chicago.

Ladd was coming off a three-point night against Calgary on Saturday in which he scored two goals and added an assist.

Tomas Fleischmann and Teuvo Teravainen also scored to help the Blackhawks improve to 44-25-7. Trevor van Riemsdyk had two assists for the defending Stanley Cup champions.

Chicago earned consecutive wins for the first time since March 2.

Scott Darling made 26 saves in his ninth victory of the season. Regular starter Corey Crawford is not on the road trip due to an upper-body injury.

Alex Burrows and Sven Baertschi scored for the Canucks, who have managed only seven goals during their eight-game losing streak. Emerson Etem had two assists, and Ryan Miller finished with 29 saves.

Baertschi tied the score 2-all with just more than 5 minutes left in the third when he converted a feed from Etem.

Teravainen put Chicago ahead early in the period when he slammed home a quick one-timer at the back door following a nifty passing play between Patrick Kane and van Riemsdyk.

Fleischmann opened the scoring for Chicago with his 14th goal of the season late in the first period. Burrows responded midway through the second, banging home his first goal in 10 games.

Burrows' ninth of the season came at 11:29 when he took a bouncing pass from Linden Vey in the slot and snapped the puck past Darling on the blocker side. After a battle in the corner, Etem got the puck to Vey behind the net, who smacked it in front, where the puck found Burrows.

Fleischmann opened the scoring with a quick wrister from the slot at 17:42 of the first. Taking a hard pass from van Riemsdyk, the Blackhawks' wing sent a shot through traffic and past Miller's blocker.

NOTES: Chicago is 14-3-3 against Pacific Division teams. . Prior to Saturday night's victory over Calgary, the Blackhawks had lost six of seven. ... Chicago continues a four-game road trip Tuesday in Minnesota. ... The Canucks, who were back at home after playing four of five on the road, host San Jose on Tuesday. . The Blackhawks are 25-1-2 when leading after the first period.