Blackhawks 4, Oilers 2
CHICAGO -- Left winger Artemi Panarin tallied two goals and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks held on for a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.
Right winger Patrick Kane added a goal and three assists to extend his point streak to 10 games, which is the longest active streak in the NHL. Center Artem Anisimov also scored for Chicago (8-6-1), which improved to 7-1-1 on home ice.
Right winger Jordan Eberle and defenseman Andrej Sekera scored for Edmonton. The Oilers (5-10-0) lost for the sixth time in the past eight games.
Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford stopped 34 of 36 shots to improve to 7-4-1.
Edmonton goaltender Cam Talbot turned aside 24 of 28 shots.
Panarin opened the scoring on the Blachkawks' first shot on goal 58 seconds into the game. Kane slid a pass to the rookie, who ripped a one-timer off Talbot's right shoulder and into the net.
Panarin scored again to increase Chicago's lead to 2-0 with 2:25 left in the first period. The 24-year-old carried the puck across center ice and into the offensive zone, where he fired a rising wrist shot past Talbot's glove side for his first career multi-goal game.
Edmonton sliced the deficit to 2-1 on Eberle's first goal of the season with 17:04 to go in the third period. Crawford stopped a wrist shot from the right circle by center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, but the rebound kicked to Eberle for a one-timer from the left of the crease.
Kane put Chicago ahead 3-1 with 6:32 remaining in the third period. He took a pass from Anisimov and flipped in a backhand shot for his fourth goal in as many games and his 10th of the season.
The Oilers pulled within 2-1 on a slap shot by Sekera with 1:51 remaining in the third period. Coach Todd McLellan pulled Talbot in favor of an extra skater, and Sekera delivered with his first goal of the season.
Anisimov capped the scoring with 5.1 seconds remaining in the game.
NOTES: Blackhawks RW Marian Hossa returned to the lineup after missing the previous three games with a lower-body injury. ... Oilers D Mark Fayne played alongside D Oscar Klefbom after sitting out the previous three games as a healthy scratch. ... Blackhawks D Duncan Keith (knee) participated in the Sunday morning skate but missed his ninth consecutive game. Keith is eligible to come off long-term injured reserve Saturday against the St. Louis Blues. ... Oilers C Connor McDavid missed his second straight game because of a broken clavicle. ... Blackhawks LW Ryan Garbutt and D David Rundblad were scratched. ... Oilers D Andrew Ference, LW Luke Gazdic and C Matt Hendricks were scratched.