Goalkeeper leads Ducks to 3-1 victory over Blackhawks
Published 4:00 am Monday, January 11, 2010
CHICAGO — Jonas Hiller donned a mask and then pulled off the perfect crime: an almost singlehanded victory over the Blackhawks at the United Center.
“Hillsie stole the game for us, simple as that,” Anaheim’s Corey Perry said about goalie after the Ducks won 3-1 on Sunday night despite being outshot 43-12. “Quality scoring chances … they probably had 15 to 20. He came up huge for us.”
Perry, Saku Koivu and Teemu Selanne scored for the Ducks, who have won four consecutive games.
Also on Sunday:
Lightning 4
Devils 2
NEWARK, N.J. — Mike Smith made 33 saves and Tampa Bay Lightning finished off New Jersey in the completion of a game that was suspended two nights earlier because a lighting problem created a safety issue for the players.
Hurricanes 4
Senators 1
RALEIGH, N.C. — Rod Brind’Amour scored the winning goal, and Cam Ward made 31 saves for Carolina to hand Ottawa its fourth straight loss.
Blue Jackets 2
Stars 0
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mathieu Garon made 26 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Raffi Torres and Antoine Vermette scored in Columbus’ victory over Dallas.