CHIAROT SCORES IN THIRD TO LEAD JETS PAST CAPITALS
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Chiarot scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:09 left in the third period to lead the Jets to a 3-1 victory over the Capitals on Wednesday night.
Mark Scheifele had a powerplay score for Winnipeg, and Kyle Connor added an emptynetter to seal the victory. Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves for the Jets, who’ve won three straight in their four-game homestand.
On the winning goal, Chiarot’s shot beat Capitals goalie Pheonix Copley on the glove side and may have ticked off a Washington player’s stick.
Jakub Vrana scored for Washington, and Copley stopped 21 shots.
The Capitals were coming off a 5-2 win over Minnesota on Tuesday in the opener of a fourgame road trip.
Copley was in net for that win and had to quickly get ready for this game because starter Braden Holtby was a late-day scratch with an undisclosed upper-body injury. University of Manitoba women’s goalie coach Gavin McHale, 31, was tapped to be Washington’s emergency backup.
Blackhawks 1, Blues 0.
Jeremy Colliton got his first win as an NHL coach when Corey Crawford made 28 saves to help the Blackhawks beat the Blues, 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.
Allen was pulled for an extra attacker with 1:14 remaining, and Crawford turned away David Perron’s drive to the net with about 18 seconds left.
Allen finished with 18 saves for St. Louis.