Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

NHL: Chicago 4, Florida 0

|
|
 
  
Published: Feb. 19, 2009 at 11:16 PM

SUNRISE, Fla., Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Cristobal Huet made 31 saves Thursday night to record his third shutout of the season and carry the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-0 victory over Florida.

Huet made his fourth straight start since Nikolai Khabibulin suffered a groin injury that eventually landed him on the injured reserve list Wednesday.

It was the 20th shutout of Huet's six-year NHL career. He played with Los Angeles, Montreal and Washington before coming to Chicago this season. He has faced Florida 10 times in his career and shut the Panthers out on four occasions.

Ben Eager scored twice in helping the Blackhawks win their third straight.

Andrew Ladd opened the scoring 3:07 into the game and it remained a 1-0 contest until the third period. Eager gave Chicago some insurance 8:32 into the final period and added a goal in the game's last minute.

The Blackhawks hold down fourth place in the Western Conference with 74 points. They are closing in on what would be only their second playoff trip in 10 seasons.

Tomas Vokoun made 38 saves for the Panthers, who lost for just the third time in nine games.

Topics: Cristobal Huet, Nikolai Khabibulin
© 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Super Bowl XLVI ticker tape victory parade N.Y. Giants win Super Bowl XLVI Cheerleaders of 2012
Additional Sports News Stories
1 of 25
Meryl Streep and Colin Firth attend the "BAFTA" ceremony in London
View Caption
fark
It's a Jeep thing. You wouldn't understand
Baby shower ends with three people stabbed after a drunken argument between relatives of mom-to-be...
"Man charged with exposing himself to women while riding bike" which really is a lot harder than...
Florida man ran into his ex-girlfriend yesterday. Then he backed up and ran into her again. He misses...
Adam Adamowicz, concept artist for Fallout and Skyrim, passes away after losing his fight against...
If you are Australia's most notorious hired gun, brag about having killed 19 people, and go by the...