Vinnie Hinostroza, Nick Schmaltz, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane also scored for the Blackhawks, who registered three-plus goals for the third straight game after failing to do so in each of the previous three contests. Chicago (19-14-6) improved to 9-9-4 on the road.
Nick Holden and Mika Zibanejad scored in a losing effort for the Rangers. New York (21-14-5) dropped to 15-7-3 on its home ice and lost in regulation for only the second time in the past nine games.
Blackhawks goaltender Jeff Glass earned his second win in three career games, all of which have come in the past week with No. 1 netminder Corey Crawford out due to an injury. The 32-year-old turned aside 23 of 25 shots, including a point-blank attempt from Rangers left winger Rick Nash in the final two minutes when New York pulled its goaltender for an extra attacker.
Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist fell to 18-10-4 despite making 30 saves on 33 shots.
Chicago opened the scoring on Hinostroza’s second goal of the season with 3:51 to go in the first period. Two minutes later, New York evened the score at 1 on a long slap shot from Holden.
Schmaltz broke the tie midway through the second period with his eighth goal of the season and his second in the past four games. The Rangers clawed back again on a slap shot by Zibanejad for his 12th goal.
Sharp put Chicago on top for good 2:24 into the third period. His snap shot from the left circle hit the underside of the crossbar and ricocheted into the net for his fourth goal of the season and his first since Nov. 27. The 36-year-old has struggled badly this season and recently sat out several games as a healthy scratch.
Toews added an empty-net goal with 53.4 seconds remaining to make it a two-goal game. Kane flicked a backhand shot into the back of an empty net with 4.9 seconds left to finish the scoring.
Athanasiou, Wings make quick work of Senators in OT
Andreas Athanasiou scored six seconds into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday in Detroit. Athanasiou broke free after the Red Wings won the faceoff and lifted a backhander over Senators goaltender Craig Anderson. Detroit (16-16-7) had been 0-6 in overtime games, not counting shootouts.
Athanasiou also scored the Red Wings’ regulation goal in the first period. Jimmy Howard made 33 saves as Detroit won its third straight. Ryan Dzingel scored the lone Ottawa goal while Anderson stopped 33 shots. The Senators (12-17-9) have dropped six of their past seven. The Senators outshot the Wings 14-11 in the first period but headed to the locker room trailing 1-0.
Anderson robbed Mantha on a two-on-one situation midway through the first. An Ottawa giveaway in its own end led to the goal. Detroit’s Martin Frk made a steal and fed Anthony Mantha, who was stopped in front. Athanasiou knocked in the rebound with a backhander over Anderson’s right should at the 11:15 mark.
Bobby Ryan came the closest to scoring for the Senators in the first as he banged one off the post late in the period. Both teams had 11 shots on goal in the second period, but the Red Wings had the better scoring chances. Anderson robbed Frk with a leg save at the 12:39 mark. Tomas Tatar hit the goal post on a breakaway with two minutes left in the period.
The Senators tied it 39 seconds into the third. Dzingel stole a pass intended for Darren Helm and drilled the puck past Howard.
Athanasiou was rewarded the first penalty shot of his career with 9:19 remaining. Dion Phaneuf pulled him down on a breakaway, but Anderson made a pad save on his freebie.
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