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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