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NHL review: Blackhawks sink Canadiens

Duncan Keith #2 of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrates with Patrick Kane #88 after Keith scores a third period goal
Image: Chicago Blackhawks: Earned a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens

Brandon Saad grabbed the winner with 27 seconds left in regulation to edge the Chicago Blackhawks past the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 at United Center on Friday night.

Goals from Michal Rozsival and Ben Smith had given Chicago a 2-0 lead, only for Brendan Gallagher, Sergei Gonchar and PK Subban to turn things around and put the Canadiens 3-2 up.

But Jonathan Toews tied the game at 04:18 in the third period and then Saad scored on a rebound of a Patrick Kane shot to seal a fifth straight win for the Blackhawks, whose goaltender Antti Raanta made 38 saves.

Also on Friday, Matt Beleskey struck the go-ahead goal at 08:28 in the third period to lift Anaheim to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild - sparing the Ducks' blushes after they had surrendered a three-goal lead at Xcel Energy Center.

And Bryan Little hit a hat-trick as the Winnipeg Jets strolled to a 6-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche at MTS Centre.

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