NHL

The resurgent Chicago Blackhawks have the NHL's top two rookie scorers - and the Detroit Red Wings' number. NHL rookie scoring leader Patrick Kane had a power-play goal and an assist to help Chicago beat Detroit 3-2 on Sunday night, ending the Red Wings' franchise record-tying winning streak at nine games. Jonathan Toews, second in rookie scoring, also had a power-play goal, Yanic Perreault connected at even strength, and Jason Williams and Robert Lang each had two assists for Chicago in its third straight victory and third of the season over Detroit. Jiri Hudler and Nicklas Lidstrom scored for the Red Wings, 13-3-1 overall. Anaheim is the only other team to have beaten Detroit so far. The Blackhawks, who have missed the playoffs in eight of the previous nine seasons, improved to 10-7-0 and show signs of having turned the corner.

Paul Stastny and Wojtek Wolski were in perfect step in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night. Stastny scored twice and assisted on Wolski's empty-net goal with a second left. Stastny's two goals in the second period, along with his assist, gave him 100 points in 99 career games. He's just the sixth player in franchise history to reach 100 points in 100 or fewer contests. Stastny's father, Peter, needed 73 games to reach 100 points. His uncles, Marian and Anton Stastny, took 82 and 95 games, respectively, to reach the mark.

Tim Thomas made 45 saves and Chuck Kobasew scored the tiebreaking goal by batting a puck out of the air to lead the Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night in a matchup of struggling offensive teams. The Bruins, held to two goals or fewer in eight of their last 10 games, snapped a four-game losing streak. Marco Sturm scored Boston's other goal. Each of the Bruins' last seven games have been decided by one goal. Daniel Paille scored a short-handed goal for Buffalo and Ryan Miller made 20 saves. The Sabres were shut out in two of their previous three games.

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