Feb. 16--Summary
Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp all scored in the shootout to lift the Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory over the Penguins on Sunday at the United Center. Corey Crawford outdueled Marc-Andre Fleury in goal to help the Hawks win their second in a row and extend their points streak to six games. Niklas Hjalmarsson scored for the Hawks in regulation and Nick Spaling had the Penguins' goal. The Hawks improved to 2-0-2 on their eight-game homestand.
Tribune's Three Stars
1. Crawford: Made 36 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped Kris Letang in the shootout.
2. Hjalmarsson: Wired in a shot from just inside the blue line for his second goal of the season.
3: Fleury: Tough-luck loser after keeping his team in the game with 31 saves before the shootout.
The quote
"I had an open lane so I was just trying to get a shot on the net. I was really glad to see it go in. It was a long time ago that I scored. It's always fun when I can chip in -- I haven't been (doing) enough of that this year, so fun." -- Hjalmarsson on his first goal since Nov. 9 against the Sharks.
Roster report
Defensemen David Rundblad and Tim Erixon and winger Daniel Carcillo were scratches for the Hawks. Christian Ehrhoff and Zach Sill sat for the Penguins.
Up next
Vs. Red Wings, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
