Crawford makes 26 saves, Blackhawks blank Senators 3-0

The team also put together a video played on the board at United Center documenting each game in which he registered at least a point during the streak and the various records he set along the way.

“They get back in the game and you don’t have a comfortable feeling”, Chicago coach Joel Quenneville, said.

“He was good with the puck, he was good without the puck, good gap [control], made good decisions when he had it. Didn’t force plays”, said Cameron, who might make Jared Cowen a healthy scratch Sunday.

Carl Soderberg, Cody McLeod and Erik Johnson scored for the Avs, but Varlamov looked human against the Hawks after blanking them earlier this season.

Keith opened the scoring at 8:13 of the second on a screened drive from the left point that sailed past Anderson’s blocker with Marian Hossa and Jean-Gabriel Pageau jostling in front. “You’re going to get a lot of skilled guys out there, you’ll see a lot of goals”.

Ottawa could use another solid offensive performance after it fell 3-0 to New Jersey on Wednesday for its first shutout since a 2-0 loss to Pittsburgh on October 15.

For the rest of the period, they successfully contained the Blackhawks’ stars.

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) stops the shot of Ottawa Senators right wing Alex Chiasson (90) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Chicago. It was Anisimov’s 14th of the season.

Final Score Prediction- The Chicago Blackhawks will continue their winning streak with a 5-2 victory over the Senators, and they will be led by Danault and Artemi Panarin, with both ‘Hawks scoring.

The Blackhawks increased the lead to 3-1 when Kane scored a power-play goal at 4:20 of the second period. Desjardins scored just 2:07 into the frame on a almost carbon-copy play of Soderberg’s goal to make it 2-1.

The second period has plagued the Avalanche all season and tonight was no different as the quality of their plat slipped substantially as the team was outshot by a 17-5 margin.

The Avalanche got one back midway through the second when McLeod scored his sixth of the season with a shot from the slot. D Nate Guenin, who missed two games with a head injury, was back in the lineup….

Artem Anisimov scored his 13th of the season, Brent Seabrook had two assists and Duncan Keith added a goal and an assist for Chicago.

Stars defenseman Jason Demers was forced to hit the showers early after his hit on Islanders forward Cal Clutterbuck in the second period of Sunday’s game.

CHEERS: Kyle Turris, Senators: On the day the Chicago Blackhawks traded David Rundblad to a team in Switzerland, Kyle Turris played his 300th consecutive game in a Senators uniform. The shot pushed his visor into his face and caused swelling in his left eye, but he returned in the third period….