Blackhawks 4, Maple Leafs 1
TORONTO -- Patrick Kane scored three goals and the Chicago Blackhawks extended their season-best winning streak to 10 games by defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Friday.
Kane, a Blackhawks right winger, scored two goals in the second period and added an empty-net goal and an assist in the third period.
Left winger Artemi Panarin scored a goal and added two assists for the Blackhawks (30-13-4). Defenseman Brent Seabrook contributed two assists.
Defenseman Morgan Rielly scored for the Maple Leafs (16-19-7), who have lost four in a row.
Chicago goaltender Scott Darling, playing in his 11th game of the season and making his 10th start, stopped 28 shots.
Toronto goaltender James Reimer, starting for the second straight game, made 25 saves.
The Blackhawks were playing the second game of a back-to-back set after defeating the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Thursday.
The Maple Leafs were trying to rebound from a 3-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday.
Darling was tested on a 3-on-1 just past the 10-minute mark of the first period and was up to the task, using a poke check to break up the threat.
Chicago right winger Andrew Shaw put in his own rebound at 12:07 of the first period but Toronto won its challenge that the play was offside and the goal was disallowed.
The Maple Leafs outshot the Blackhawks 10-7 in the first period.
Kane converted a goalmouth pass from defenseman Duncan Keith at 13:07 of the second period, four seconds after a holding penalty against Toronto defenseman Jake Gardiner had expired.
Kane's second goal of the game, and his 27th of the season, came on a power play at 17:13 of the second. He rifled a shot from the lower edge of the right faceoff circle after taking a pass from Panarin. Toronto defenseman Matt Hunwick was serving a high-sticking penalty.
Chicago outshot Toronto 11-8 in the second period.
Panarin scored his 16th goal of the season 21 seconds into the third period as the Blackhawks had a two-man advantage.
Toronto center Nazem Kadri took a high-sticking penalty at 19:59 of the second period and defenseman Roman Polak was penalized for crosschecking 12 seconds into the third period.
Rielly scored his fifth goal of the season at 3:47 of the third on a shot from the right faceoff circle.
Kane scored his 28th goal of the season at 17:48 of the third with Reimer removed for an extra attacker.
NOTES: Chicago coach Joel Quenneville moved past Al Arbour into second place on the all-time list of wins by NHL coaches with the 2-1 victory Thursday over the Montreal Canadiens. With Friday's win, he has 784 victories. Scotty Bowman is the all-time leader with 1,244 victories. ... Blackhawks C Marcus Kruger (fractured left wrist) and D Erik Gustafsson (lower body) did not play on Friday. ... Toronto LW James van Riemsdyk (fractured foot), C Nick Spaling (upper body) and D Stephane Robidas (upper body) remained out of the lineup. ... The Maple Leafs travel to Boston to play the Bruins Saturday. ... The Maple Leafs recalled LW Rich Clune from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL but he did not play Friday. ... The Blackhawks return to Chicago, where they will play the Canadiens on Sunday.