Patrick Kane ups points streak to 26 games

CHICAGO -- Patrick Kane found a way to stay http://www.authenticbruinsshop.com/authentic-33-zdeno-chara-jersey.... on a roll. So did Corey Crawford.

Kane extended his points streak to 26 games, Crawford made 30 saves for his second straight shutout, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Sunday night.

Kane, the NHL's leading scorer with 46 points, had the second assist on Duncan Keith's power-play goal midway through the first.

"We're all having fun watching it, enjoying the different fashions that he's been able to keep moving forward," Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said.

Kane could have had more in this one, but the Wayne Gretzky Youth Jersey assist was his only mark on the score sheet -- and he wasn't exactly sure what happened on the play.

"I think I passed it and it went in 10 or 15 seconds later," Kane said. "I didn't know I had an assist until they announced it. I was hoping they didn't get it wrong and they've got to call it back."

Dennis Rasmussen, Andrew Shaw and Brandon Mashinter all scored late in the third for the Blackhawks, winners of four of five.

Kane surpassed Sidney Crosby's 25-game streak, set in 2010-11, for the longest in the league since 1992-93. The Blackhawks' right wing has 16 goals and 24 assists during his run, and a point in 29 of Chicago's 31 games.

Ryan Miller had 26 saves for the Canucks.

Rasmussen made it 2-0 with 8:24 left in the third and Shaw had an empty-netter with 31 seconds remaining. With Miller back in the net, Mashinter completed the scoring with 10 seconds left with his first NHL goal.

Crawford has four shutouts this season, tied for the league lead with St. Louis' Jake Allen and Minnesota's Devan Dubnyk.
"He's been awesome," Keith said. "He's made huge saves when we've needed him, and when he's going like that, it allows us to make more mistakes and play with a little more confidence."

Crawford's shutout was the 16th of his career http://www.authenticyankeesshop.com/authentic-35-michael-pineda-jer... and followed a 25-save effort in a 2-0 win against Winnipeg on Friday. For the second straight time, the goalie credited his team's perfect penalty killing -- 3 for 3 against Vancouver -- and shot blocking (15).

"Our team is starting to come around," Crawford said. "Our PK is really strong, and it seems like we're just getting better and better here."