Chicago tops Wild, sets club mark with ninth straight win

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12/28/2008 - St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Byfuglien scored twice, and the Chicago Blackhawks extended their winning streak to a franchise-best nine games with a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild.

The Blackhawks had previously won eight in a row twice before: from January 4-21, 1981 and December 9-26, 1971. They also improved their record in December to 10-0-1.

Byfuglien added two assists, while Martin Havlat tallied a goal for the Blackhawks, who will try for 10 straight wins at Detroit on Tuesday. Cristobal Huet made 18 saves in the win.

Cal Clutterbuck scored the lone goal for the Wild, who have lost eight of 10. The Wild registered just 19 shots on goal, and Niklas Backstrom allowed three goals on 31 shots to take the loss.

Byfuglien got the Blackhawks on the board first, putting a backhand past Backstrom a little more than seven minutes into the game.

Just over two minutes later on the power play, Byfuglien tipped a shot out of mid-air and past Backstrom to give Chicago a 2-0 lead.

The Blackhawks increased their lead to three after a power play chance expired in the second period. With Minnesota still scrambling to get all five of its players back in the defensive end, Havlat took a pass from Brian Campbell in the slot and snuck it by Backstrom with 5:52 left in the frame.

Clutterbuck got the Wild on the board early in the third, blasting a wrister over Huet's left shoulder at the 2:47 mark of the final period.

Minnesota would get no closer, however, as Kris Versteeg's empty net goal with four seconds left in the game sealed the victory for Chicago.

Game Notes

Minnesota had won 10 of the previous 13 meetings with Chicago...The Blackhawks will also host Detroit on New Year's Day at Wrigley Field in the NHL's annual Winter Classic...Chicago forward Andrew Ladd's six- game point streak came to an end, while Patrick Kane's five-game point streak also ended...Jonathan Toews and Versteeg each had two assists for the Blackhawks.

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