Corey Crawford made 33 saves and Artem Anisimov had a goal and an assist to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday afternoon at the United Center.
The Hawks swept the season series and sit atop the Western Conference tied with Dallas at 87 points. St. Louis, who Chicago visits Wednesday, is two points behind with 85 points.
HAWKS
**Recap: Hawks blast past Detroit (SCH)
**Kane sets new season career-high in points (SCH)
**Crawford forcing his way into Vezina discussion (Sun Times)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Jets to host Oilers in Heritage Classic (AIH)
**Recap: Roussel’s late goal lifts Stars past Sens (DBD)
**Recap: Blues hang on for win against Wild (STLGT)
**Recap: Talbot leads Oilers past Jets (AIH)
NHL
**Recap: Clutterbuck’s late goal gets Islanders past Rangers (LH)
**Recap: Malkin scores twice in Penguins win over Devils (Pensburgh)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Women’s NCAA tourney bracket announced (SBNCH)
**UMass fires John Micheletto (SBNCH)
**Riley Tufte wins Minnesota Mr. Hockey (SBNCH)