Blackhawks 2, Jets 0
CHICAGO -- Right winger Patrick Kane scored a goal to increase his point streak to 25 games and the Chicago Blackhawks cruised to a 2-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.
Goaltender Corey Crawford stopped all 25 shots he faced to collect his third shutout of the season and the 15th of his career. Center Jonathan Toews also scored for the Blackhawks.
Chicago (16-10-4) posted its third win in the past four games and improved to 11-3-1 on home ice.
Winnipeg (14-14-2) lost to Chicago at the United Center for the second time in six days. The Jets were shut out for the third time this season.
Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stopped 29 of 31 shots. He drew his first NHL loss after going 4-0-0 with a 1.71 goals-against average to start his career.
Chicago opened the scoring on a power-play goal by Toews with 15:26 to go in the first period. Toews crashed toward the net and punched in a rebound with a backhand shot for his ninth goal.
Kane increased the Blackhawks' lead to 2-0 on a power-play goal with 9:24 remaining in the second period. Left winger Teuvo Teravainen fired a cross-ice pass to Kane, who ripped a rising shot above Hellebuyck's right shoulder for his sixth goal in the past seven games.
A sellout crowd of 22,021 roared for Kane, who has 16 goals and 23 assists during his 25-game point streak. Kane matched Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby for the longest point streak of the past decade and neared the halfway mark of Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 51 games.
Chicago finished 2 of 5 on the power play. Winnipeg was 0 of 5 on the man-advantage.
The Jets had an opportunity for a power-play goal late in the first period, but right winger Marian Hossa stripped the puck from defenseman Dustin Byfuglien and raced down the ice to draw a hooking penalty against Byfuglien.
NOTES: Blackhawks D Trevor Daley returned to the lineup after missing two games because of an upper-body injury. Daley, 32, was injured Sunday when he collided with Winnipeg LW Chris Thorburn. ... Jets D Adam Pardy was a healthy scratch for the fifth consecutive game. ... The Blackhawks reassigned RW Marko Dano to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL before Friday's game. Dano, 21, recorded one goal and one assist in 13 games with Chicago. ... Jets LW Andrew Ladd appeared in his 400th game with the franchise on Friday. Ladd is the eighth player in franchise history to reach the milestone. ... Blackhawks LW Ryan Garbutt and D Michal Rozsiv.