VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Bryan Bickell scored his first goal of the season 1:12 into the third period, and Antii Niemi made 30 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.

After Niemi made several great saves to keep it scoreless through two periods, defenseman Brian Campbell helped set up the only goal early in the third, skating in from the point, eluding a check on the boards, and cutting into the crease. He lost the puck in a crowd in front but it squirted right to Bickell at the far side for a tap-in goal behind sprawled goalie Roberto Luongo.

It was Bickell's first goal since April 2007. He was playing just his sixth game of a season spent mostly in the minor leagues, but has spent the last four games on the Blackhawks' top line with Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.

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DETROIT (AP) The banged-up Detroit Red Wings have lost defenseman Niklas Kronwall for at least a month with a sprained ligament in his left knee.

The team announced Sunday that Kronwall will be out four to eight weeks. Read More...

ATLANTA (AP) Steven Stamkos likes when coach Rick Tocchet tells the Tampa Bay Lightning to attack the net.

"From a team perspective, I thought we played pretty solid and stuck to the game plan," Stamkos said. "We got lots of shots on net. We were forechecking, hard hitting." Read More...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) After their second game together, Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau again raised the question why the San Jose Sharks' top three offensive threats weren't on the same line for the first 23 contests.

Heatley scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and set up Thornton's go-ahead tally in the third period, leading the Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. Read More...

TORONTO (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs figured they had nothing to lose.

Locked in a winless slide and facing another potential loss in the shootout, the Maple Leafs decided to turn around their helmets in an effort to turn their luck. Read More...

DALLAS (AP) Stephane Robidas kept shooting the puck, and good things kept happening for the Dallas defenseman.

Robidas had two goals and two assists, rookie Tom Wandell scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Stars beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Saturday night. Read More...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Jarome Iginla created effective scoring chances even when he sat in the penalty box.

Iginla scored a goal in each period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Read More...

NEW YORK (AP) A letdown would have been understandable one night after Nathan Horton and the Florida Panthers pulled out an overtime victory at Detroit.

Instead, it was the New York Rangers who finished the game with an empty feeling. Read More...

MONTREAL (AP) The Detroit Red Wings ended the Montreal Canadiens' domination after regulation.

Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored on Detroit's first two shootout attempts to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over Montreal on Saturday night. Read More...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators still know how to take care of the Columbus Blue Jackets at home.

Mike Santorelli and David Legwand scored shootout goals to lead the Predators to a 4-3 victory over Columbus on Saturday night. Nashville has beaten the Blue Jackets 12 straight times at home. Read More...