Blackhawks Back, Beat Blues, NHL Scores

Following a pair of listless losses, the Chicago Blackhawks and Corey Crawford slammed the door defensively and returned to their winning ways.

Crawford stopped 25 shots for his league-leading seventh shutout, rookie Artemi Panarin and Andrew Shaw scored and the Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 2-0 on Sunday night to end a two-game losing streak.

Crawford wasn't consistently tested while earning his 19th career shutout. The defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks rebounded from a 2-1 setback at Tampa Bay and a 4-0 drubbing at Florida that followed a franchise-record 12-game winning streak.

The Blues outshot Chicago 12-6 in the first period and missed on a handful of chances, but after that, the Blackhawks were stingy and in control.

"We started to get our legs and were making plays after that," Crawford said. "There wasn't too many chances. After a couple losses, I thought it was important to get back on track.

"We stuck with it. We didn't panic at all, showed good poise. Just kept playing our game," he added.

Before this season, Crawford had never had more than four shutouts in a year -- in 2010-11.

"The D-men are working so hard in front of me, limiting second chances and keeping a lot of stuff to the outside," Crawford said. "I'm able to see pucks. It's just a solid effort by a unit."

Sunday, January 24 Scoreboard

Ottawa 3, NY Rangers 0

Carolina 5, Calgary 2

Chicago 2, St. Louis 0

Los Angeles 3, San Jose 2 (OT)

Monday, January 25 Schedule (All Times Central)

Detroit at NY Islanders, 6 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at NY Rangers, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.