Columbus (5-8-1) at Chicago (5-9-1) 7:00 pm EST CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago Blackhawks go for a rare second
straight triumph when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on
Sunday. The Blackhawks needed a victory as badly as a club possibly
could, and finally got it in a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis
Blues on Friday. Radim Vrbata scored two power-play goals to
help Chicago end its eight-game winless streak. A reason for Chicago's recent slide is costly injuries as three
of the Blackhawks' top players - forwards Martin Havlat and
Michal Handzus, and top goalie Nikolai Khabibulin - are
sidelined. Anson Carter scored the lone goal in Columbus' 4-1 loss to the
Edmonton Oilers on Friday. It was only his second tally of the
season but was notable because it was the 1,000th goal in Blue
Jackets history. Columbus has dominated the recent series with Chicago, winning
seven of the last 10 meetings. The Blue Jackets defeated the
Blackhawks, 5-4, to spoil Chicago's home opener on October 7.
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