ANISIMOV SCORES LATE FOR SURGING BLACKHAWKS

chicago» Artem Anisimov scored with 5:20 left in the third period to lift the Chicago Blackhawks over the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Sunday night for their fourth consecutive victory and ninth in their last 10 games.

Anisimov beat Jake Allen on the glove side from the right edge of the crease for his 22nd goal after taking a pinpoint cross-ice pass from linemate Artemi Panarin.

Patrick Kane assisted on Anisimov’s winner and scored a power-play goal. Jonathan Toews also had a goal and an assist.

Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith had an assist for his 500th NHL point.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Kyle Turris scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period and Craig Anderson stopped 37 shots to lift the Senators over the Panthers 2-1. Zack Smith had an early short-handed goal for the Senators. … Filip Forsberg scored for the fourth straight game, Viktor Arvidsson got the go-ahead goal and the Predators beat the Oilers 5-4. … Cam Atkinson and Alexander Wennberg each scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a 5-2 victory over the Rangers. … Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and an assist to help the Flames beat the Hurricanes 3-1. Victor Rask scored on the power play for Carolina. … Patrice Bergeron had two goals and an assist as the Bruins beat the Stars 6-3, improving to 6-1 under interim coach Bruce Cassidy. Stars captain Jamie Benn and Boston forward David Backes began fighting two seconds into the game and drew major penalties. This was the first time they faced each other this season, and it’s the third consecutive year they have fought. … Radim Vrbata scored with 18.9 seconds left to cap a three-goal third period and lift the Coyotes over the Sabres 3-2.

FOOTNOTES

Kings make move for Bishop. The Kings decided to make their postseason push with two dependable veteran goalies sharing the crease. Los Angeles acquired Ben Bishop from the Lightning on Sunday in a trade that includes goalie Peter Budaj and an exchange of draft picks. The Kings will pair Bishop with Jonathan Quick in a formidable tandem down the stretch as they attempt to make the playoffs for the seventh time in eight years. … The Wild acquired Czech center Martin Hanzal from the Coyotes in a trade that includes several draft picks. Arizona got a 2017 first-round pick, a 2018 secondround pick, a conditional 2019 fourth-round pick and minorleaguer Grayson Downing from Minnesota for Hanzal, forward Ryan White and a 2017 fourthround pick. The Associated Press