NHL roundup

NHL roundup

Sunday’s other games

Blackhawks 3, Canucks 2

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Andrew Ladd scored the go-ahead goal with 2:27 left in the third period and Chicago clinched its eighth straight playoff berth with a victory over skidding Vancouver. Tomas Fleischmann and Teuvo Teravainen also scored to help the Blackhawks improve to 44-25-7. Trevor van Riemsdyk had two assists for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Chicago earned consecutive wins for the first time since March 2. Scott Darling made 26 saves in his ninth victory of the season. Regular starter Corey Crawford is not on the road trip due to an upper-body injury. Alex Burrows and Sven Baertschi scored for the Canucks, who have managed only seven goals during their eight-game losing streak. Emerson Etem had two assists, and Ryan Miller finished with 29 saves. Baertschi tied the score 2-all with just more than 5 minutes left in the third when he converted a feed from Etem. Teravainen put Chicago ahead early in the period when he slammed home a quick one-timer at the back door following a nifty passing play between Patrick Kane and van Riemsdyk. Fleischmann opened the scoring for Chicago with his 14th goal of the season late in the first period.

Hurricanes 3, Devils 2

RALEIGH, N.C.

Victor Rask scored twice for the first multigoal game of his career, leading Carolina past New Jersey. Rask, who has scored in three straight games, ended the Hurricanes’ skid of six consecutive games without a power-play goal when he connected in the first period. He scored his 20th of the season early in the second to make it 3-0. Ron Hainsey scored the other Carolina goal, and Cam Ward made 23 saves. Bobby Farnham and Travis Zajac had the goals for New Jersey. Devils goalie Scott Wedgewood, playing in his fourth NHL game, stopped 20 shots.

Associated Press