Point taken: Blackhawks beat Red Wings in SO to keep streak alive
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The Chicago Blackhawks were able to keep their historic streak intact thanks to Patrick Kane's late-game heroics combined with Corey Crawford's superb goaltending.
Kane scored the tying goal with 2:02 remaining in regulation and supplied the winner in the shootout, as the Blackhawks rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings, 2-1, at Joe Louis Arena.
Chicago stretched their NHL-record season-opening point streak to 22 games (19-0-3).
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"It's just pretty amazing. We've talked about the resiliency with this team...and it seems like we just keep finding ways to either keep ourselves in the game or find a way to win it at the end," Kane said.
The Red Wings were poised to deal the Blackhawks that elusive 60-minute defeat.
Tomas Tatar put Detroit on the board early in the third, and Jimmy Howard looked to make the lead hold up with some stellar goaltending of his own.
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But with 2:25 left in the frame, defenseman Jonathan Ericsson flipped the puck over the glass from the Detroit zone, resulting in a delay-of-game penalty.
On the ensuing power play, Kyle Quincey made a good defensive play by blocking a shot. The puck got tied up in the defenseman's skates, however, and Viktor Stalberg was able to move it over Kane. The Chicago forward wasted little time whipping a shot that beat Howard high on the short side.
Detroit rearguard Niklas Kronwall went off for another delay-of-game penalty 39 seconds after Kane lit the lamp, but the hosts survived.
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Kane followed up his late tally by supplying the lone shootout goal, slowing up in the slot before firing a shot past the blocker of Howard.
Crawford, back between the pipes after leaving his previous start with what the team called an upper-body injury, made 32 saves for the Blackhawks, who have won nine straight for the first time since Dec. 7-28, 2008.
Howard also stopped 32 shots for Detroit, which has dropped five in a row -- all by one goal -- to its Central Division rival. In fact, the last nine meetings have been decided by a goal.
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"They were way better than us at the start. I thought we were cautious and too respectful," Detroit head coach Mike Babcock said.
The Red Wings shook off a slow start -- they were outshot 9-3 in the first period -- to grab the lead.
Patrick Eaves won a race to a puck below the goal line and Joakim Andersson made a quick pass out front to Tatar, who buried the puck behind Crawford at the 2:43 mark of the third.
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Game Notes
When the game reached overtime, Chicago matched the 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens for the second-longest regular-season point streak in league history at 28 straight, dating back to last season. The Blackhawks are 22-0-6 since losing 6-1 at home to Nashville on March 25 ... Chicago forward Marian Hossa played in his 1,000th NHL game ... The Blackhawks improved to 12-0-3 in one- goal games this season ... The Red Wings have lost eight of their last nine home games in this series ... Chicago forward Dave Bolland missed a fifth straight game with an upper-body injury. He is expected back in the lineup for Tuesday's home game against Minnesota.