Blackhawks 4, Kings 2
CHICAGO -- Left winger Teuvo Teravainen's goal midway through the third period put the Blackhawks ahead, and center Artem Anisimov's short-handed goal sealed Chicago's 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.
The Kings' seven-game winning streak ended.
Anisimov's fifth goal of the season came on a breakaway with 1:33 left in the contest at the United Center. He faked Kings goalie Jonathan Quick to the left and sent a wrist shot past Quick's right side.
Teravainen's third goal of the season at 9:02 put the Blackhawks ahead and sent them on their way to snapping a two-game losing streak. Chicago improved to 7-5-0, while Los Angeles fell to 7-4-0.
Displaying some fancy stick work, Chicago right winger Patrick Kane sent a quick backhand pass from behind the Kings' net to the waiting Teravainen, who pushed the puck past Quick.
It was Chicago's second of what would be three goals in the period, rallying back from a 2-1 deficit that had held since the latter stages of the first period.
Kane scored the game-tying goal, his seventh of the season, at 1:22 of the final period on a wrist shot that was, well, too quick for Quick.
Coming into the game, the Kings had allowed just nine total goals in their winning streak, which was the sixth longest in team history. The Kings also won their first three road games for just the second time in franchise history (1989-90).
Chicago has played inconsistent hockey of late, going 4-4 in its past eight games.
On Monday, though, the Blackhawks kept the offensive pressure on Los Angeles in the entire game. Even so, it was defense that won the game, overcoming a late holding penalty by left winger Ryan Garbutt with 3:20 left in the game thanks to Anisimov's tally.
Chicago is 7-1-0 when scoring first.
The Blackhawks got on the scoreboard first at 6:01 of the first period when Garbutt sent a crossing pass to fellow center Jonathan Toews, who slammed a 20-foot slap shot past Quick (22 saves).
Toews' fifth goal of the season was only the 10th scored against Los Angeles in its last eight games.
Los Angeles tied the game at 14:39 of the first period when defenseman Alec Martinez sent a wicked slap shot from beyond the circle and over the right shoulder of Chicago goalie Corey Crawford (33 saves). It was Martinez's first goal of the season.
With Martinez having gone high to score, Kings center Anze Kopitar went low, slamming a 20-foot shot past Crawford's left leg pad with 1:17 left in the opening period, giving the Kings a 2-1 margin that they held through the second period and into the third.
The two teams will meet again at Los Angeles on Nov. 28.
NOTES: Chicago assigned F Bryan Bickell to Rockford and recalled F Marko Dano from the AHL club. The 20-year-old Dano was part of the trade that sent Brandon Saad to Columbus during the offseason. ... Monday night marked the first of three meetings between the two teams. Chicago went 2-1-0 against Los Angeles last season, including a pair of 4-1 wins. ... Chicago RW Marian Hossa was scratched after sustaining a lower-body injury Friday against Minnesota. Also scratched for Chicago: D David Rundblad and RW Viktor Tikhonov. ... The Kings had just one scratch prior to the game: C Jordan Weal. ... Kings D Christian Ehrhoff was back in uniform after leaving Saturday's game vs. Nashville late in the second period after what he called a "dirty play" by the Predators' Mike Ribeiro. ... D Derek Forbort, recalled Sunday from Ontario (AHL), was in uniform Monday for the Kings. It's his second stint thus far with the parent team.