Blackhawks halt losing skid, top Blues
Jeremy Colliton got his first win as an NHL coach when Corey Crawford made 28 saves to help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 1-0 on Wednesday night in Chicago, stopping an eight-game losing streak.
Chicago’s slide began with a 7-3 loss at St. Louis on Oct. 27, and Colliton took over after Joel Quenneville was fired on Nov. 6. The Blackhawks then dropped his first three games behind the bench before shutting down the Blues in the opener of a threegame homestand.
It was Crawford’s first shutout in more than a year and No. 24 for his career. He missed most of last year and the start of this season because of a concussion.
Chicago got the game’s only goal when it caught a break after St. Louis star Vladimir Tarasenko was penalized for hooking in the second period. Jonathan Toews set up Brent Seabrook for an open look that was stopped by Jake Allen, but Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester kicked it into the net at 4:05.
JETS 3, CAPITALS 1: Ben Chiarot scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:09 left in the third period to lead Winnipeg to a victory over Washington. Mark Scheifele had a power-play score for Winnipeg.
The Pittsburgh Penguins general manager, Jim Rutherford, signed a contract extension that will keep him with the club through the 202122 season. Moments later he dealt forward Carl Hagelin to the Los Angeles Kings for forward Tanner Pearson.
All of it unfolded as Penguins captain Sidney Crosby skipped practice while being evaluated for an upper-body injury.
Hagelin is in the final season of a contract that pays him $4 million annually.
Pearson, 26, has two more seasons left on his deal that is worth around $3.75 million per year.
Forward Austin Watson was reinstated to the Nashville Predators’ roster after serving an 18-game suspension for domestic abuse.
Commissioner Gary Bettman suspended Watson for 27 games on Sept. 12 for unacceptable off-ice conduct after an investigation and a hearing with Watson after he pleaded no contest in July to a charge of domestic assault stemming from an incident in June. Arbitrator Shyam Das reduced the suspension to 18 games, allowing Watson to return to the ice Thursday night in Arizona.