Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 1
CHICAGO -- Patrick Kane scored 21 seconds into the first period, and the Chicago Blackhawks pulled away for a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.
Duncan Keith, Artem Anisimov and Jonathan Toews also scored for the Blackhawks. Chicago (41-21-5) earned its third win in the past four games.
Gustav Nyquist scored the Red Wings' lone goal. Detroit (32-22-11) lost to the Blackhawks for the second time in the past five days.
Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford stopped 33 of 34 shots to earn the victory. Crawford improved to 14-3-4 in 21 career appearances against Detroit.
Detroit goaltender Petr Mrazek allowed two goals on five shots before he was replaced less than seven minutes into the first period. Jimmy Howard stopped 19 of 21 shots in relief.
Chicago jumped to a 1-0 lead 21 seconds after the opening faceoff. Kane carried the puck across the blue line and ripped a wrist shot from the right circle for his 38th goal. The 27-year-old right winger set a career high with 89 points, topping his previous high of 88 points during the 2009-10 season.
A power-play goal by Keith increased Chicago's lead to 2-0 with 13:41 remaining in the first period. The goal prompted an early change by Detroit coach Jeff Blashill, who replaced Mrazek with Howard.
Detroit trimmed the deficit to 2-1 on a wrist shot by Nyquist with 11:26 to go in the first period. Chicago defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk lost his stick, and Nyquist capitalized by charging toward the net and beating Crawford glove-side for his 16th goal.
Anisimov scored on the power play to put Chicago ahead 3-1 with 8:45 to go in the third period. Artemi Panarin fired a shot from the top of the left circle, and Anisimov deflected it past Howard.
The Blackhawks made it 4-1 on a deflection by Toews with 7:37 remaining. Toews redirected a shot by Andrew Desjardins for his 24th goal of the season and his third goal in the past four games.
NOTES: Blackhawks RW Marian Hossa will join the team on its upcoming road trip and could return Wednesday against St. Louis, coach Joel Quenneville said. Hossa missed his eighth consecutive game Sunday because of a lower-body injury. ... Red Wings C Pavel Datsyuk did not play because of an illness. Datsyuk, 37, has 13 goals and 23 assists in 49 games. ... Blackhawks LW Brandon Mashinter did not play because of an illness. ... Red Wings G Petr Mrazek made his fourth start in the past five games ahead of fellow G Jimmy Howard. "Petr has earned the No. 1 spot," Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. ... Blackhawks D Michal Rozsival returned after missing the past two games as a healthy scratch. ... Red Wings D Brendan Smith returned after sitting out the past three games as a healthy scratch. Smith replaced D Alexey Marchenko, who was a healthy scratch.