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Blackhawks get back in win column, top Oilers

Chicago,  IL (SportsNetwork.com)  -  Jonathan Toews'  late second-period  goal 
proved  to  be the game-winner as  the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a three-game 
winless streak by topping the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Sunday. 

Marian  Hossa  registered a goal and  one assist on his 35th birthday, helping 
Chicago  sweep the  season series against Edmonton. The Blackhawks scored five 
goals in all three meetings. 

Antti Raanta allowed two Edmonton goals on 20 shots and was on the bench for a 
delayed penalty when the puck wound up in the vacated net. 

Ales  Hemsky had one goal and a helper for the Oilers, who have dropped six of 
their last eight games. Devan Dubnyk was beaten five times on 41 shots. 

"We  made it  pretty easy on them.  Against a team like that, they're going to 
make you pay," said Edmonton forward Taylor Hall. 

The Oilers, already down a man, were going to be assessed another penalty when 
Patrick Kane's errant pass went off the boards and down the ice into the empty 
cage.  Boyd Gordon  was credited with the short-handed goal that tied the game 
at 2-2 with 8:31 remaining in the second period. 

Chicago  bounced  back from  the miscue to  score twice before  the end of the 
frame.  Hossa lit  the lamp on the  ensuing 5-on-3 power play 29 seconds later 
and Toews slipped a backhander through Dubnyk's legs with 2:28 left. 

"(I)  just thought  a point man was  there and it seemed to just keep catching 
speed  and went  in the net, but it  was good that we got it right back," Kane 
said. 

The  Oilers trimmed the  deficit to 4-3 when Justin Schultz dished the puck to 
Hall in the slot for an easy tap-in goal with 5:17 gone in the third. 

Brent  Seabrook,  however, restored  Chicago's  two-goal  advantage with  5:41 
remaining. 

Hemsky  opened the  scoring 6:08 into the contest, but Ben Smith countered for 
the Blackhawks  with 5:34 to  go in the first  period. Chicago moved ahead on 
Andrew Shaw's tally at 2:36 of the second. 

                                   Game Notes 

The Blackhawks improved  to 10-0-4 against Pacific Division teams this season 
..  The  Oilers have lost four  straight and five  of the last six meetings to 
Chicago. 

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