Blackhawks Keep Streak Alive – NHL News And Scores For February 25th

UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have added another game to their NHL-record, season-opening point streak.

Corey Crawford stopped 28 shots and Andrew Shaw scored the lone goal as the Hawks blanked Columbus 1-0. Shaw scored in the second period to back Crawford's second shutout of the season and seventh of his career.

The Hawks are 15-0-3, taking 33 of a possible 36 points during their record-setting streak. They set the league record with at least one point in the first 17 games of a season when they beat San Jose 2-1 on Friday.

The league's next best team is Anaheim, which picked up its sixth straight victory by rallying past Colorado 4-3. Ryan Getzlaf scored the tying goal in the third period and set up Corey Perry's second of the game at 4:14 of overtime, allowing the Ducks to improve to 13-2-1.

In other NHL finals:

— Sidney Crosby scored twice and Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves in Pittsburgh's 5-3 win over Tampa Bay. The Penguins' fifth win in six games ties them with Montreal for the Eastern Conference lead.

— Tuukka (TOO'-kah) Rask stopped 34 shots and Boston earned its third straight win by downing the Panthers 4-1 in Florida. Milan Lucic (LOO'-chihch) and Zdeno Chara (zuh-DAY'-noh CHAH'-rah) scored first-period goals before Daniel Paille (PY'-ay) added a goal and an assist.

— Damien Brunner's two goals and two assists highlighted Detroit's 8-3 romp over Vancouver. Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall had a goal and two assists as the Red Wings won their second time in two days since a five-game skid.

— Goals by Zach Bogosian, Evander Kane, Grant Clitsome and Andrew Ladd allowed Winnipeg to double up New Jersey 4-2. Devils goaltender Johan Hedberg made 23 saves in place of Martin Brodeur (broh-DOOR'), who left the ice in pregame warmups because of a little soreness, according to the team.

— Carolina shares the Southeast Division lead with Tampa Bay after the Hurricanes turned a 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders. Bobby Sanguinetti snapped a 2-2 tie midway through the third period with his first NHL goal after Eric and Jordan Staal scored 45 seconds apart late in the middle stanza.

— Calgary scored twice in the final 1:23 to beat Phoenix 5-4. Curtis Glencross notched the game-winner with one minute remaining, 23 seconds after Jarome Iginla (ih-GIN'-luh) scored his second goal of the night.