Chicago Blackhawks grab 3-0 series lead on Minnesota Wild

Patrick Kane scored the game's lone goal and Corey Crawford turned aside all 30 shots he faced to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild for a 3-0 series stranglehold in the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday.

Kane scored for the fourth straight game and Crawford notched his fourth career postseason shutout for the Blackhawks, who won their first Game 3 on the road since May 5, 2010 against Vancouver, ending a seven-game skid.

Devan Dubnyk's solid 21-save effort was not enough for the Wild, who had a string of five consecutive Game 3 wins come to an end.

Chicago will look to complete the series sweep Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.

[SportsNetwork.com]