Artem Anisimov is making up for his slow start for the Chicago Blackhawks.
Anisimov has an NHL career-high eight-game point streak after he had a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win against the Calgary Flames at United Center.
Anisimov scored at 7:44 of the third period to give Chicago a 2-1 lead. His goal streak reached three games with his seventh of the season, scored off a pass from Patrick Kane 31 seconds into a power play.
Rookie Tyler Motte made it 3-1 at 12:34, Artemi Panarin made it 4-1 at 16:59 by scoring into an empty net, and Niklas Hjalmarsson made it 5-1 at 18:16 with a wrist shot that beat goalie Brian Elliott.
The Flames outplayed the Blackhawks in the first period but trailed 1-0 after Crawford made 13 saves and Kane scored at 18:58. Crawford's 13th save stopped Frolik to keep it 0-0, and Kane scored 12 seconds later. Crawford was unable to keep Frolik from scoring at 7:06 of the second, when the former Blackhawks forward beat him on a shorthanded 2-on-1 rush to tie it 1-1.
* Frolik began the play he scored off in the second period. Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith broke his stick on a slap shot that hit Frolik's skates. Frolik gathered the puck, gave it to Mikael Backlund and rushed up ice to tap in Backlund's return pass.
"I was a little bit surprised that [Keith] went for his stick," Frolik said. "It opened up a little bit of a 2-on-1, and [Backlund] made a [heck] of a play there."
Artem Anisimov: "I just needed to work hard every game and every shift. Just forget the bad stuff, take the good stuff with you and move to the next day."
Corey Crawford: "I'm feeling better and better every game. I'm feeling quicker out there reading plays, that's a big part of it too, being able to read a play and get out and be aggressive when it's time."
Rookie Tyler Motte made it 3-1 at 12:34, Artemi Panarin made it 4-1 at 16:59 by scoring into an empty net, and Niklas Hjalmarsson made it 5-1 at 18:16 with a wrist shot that beat goalie Brian Elliott.
Panarin had a goal and an assist, Kane had a goal and two assists, and Corey Crawford made 33 saves for the Blackhawks (6-3-1), who won their third straight game and fourth in the past five (4-0-1). Michael Frolik scored for the Flames (4-6-1), who defeated the Blackhawks 3-2 in a shootout here on Oct. 24. Calgary hasn't won twice in Chicago in the same season since 2007-08.
* Looking to extend his point streak late in the second, Anisimov got a drop pass in the low slot for a good scoring chance. He got off a wrist shot, but Elliott made a big save with 2:49 left to keep the game tied 1-1.
"I was a little bit surprised that [Keith] went for his stick," Frolik said. "It opened up a little bit of a 2-on-1, and [Backlund] made a [heck] of a play there."
* Motte's goal was a great individual effort. Rookie linemate Nick Schmaltz chipped the puck into the neutral zone. Motte collected it, dashed up the right wing and used a speed burst to get around Flames defenseman TJ Brodie. He cut in front of the crease while holding Brodie off and tucked the puck between the left post and Elliott's right skate.
"The bench was yelling, 'Speed!' so I just tried to take him wide. I happened to get the puck to the weak side of the net there and slide one in." Motte said.
* Chicago rookie defenseman Gustav Forsling returned after missing two games with an upper-body injury. … Flames rookie forward Matthew Tkachuk played his ninth NHL game. Calgary must decide whether to start his entry-level contract now or return him to London of the Ontario Hockey League.
Corey Crawford: "I'm feeling better and better every game. I'm feeling quicker out there reading plays, that's a big part of it too, being able to read a play and get out and be aggressive when it's time."
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