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Blackhawks Blast Sabres

Patrick Kane and Kirby Dach led the way as the high-scoring Blackhawks beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 for their fourth straight victory.

 

Kane extended his goal-scoring streak to six games, and Dach scored twice. Jonathan Toews added his fourth of the season, and Corey Crawford made 33 saves.

 

Kane won a battle with Buffalo defenseman Marco Scandella for a loose puck during a third-period power play, and then beat Carter Hutton on the glove side for his team-best 11th goal. The star forward has eight goals and nine assists during a nine-game point streak.

 

Jack Eichel scored his fifth goal in two days, but banged-up Buffalo lost for the seventh time in eight games.

 

Dach, the No. 3 overall pick in the June draft, got each of his goals on the backhand side, extending his point streak to four games.

 

Dach's shot from the left circle in the first went off the stick of a backchecking Eichel and fluttered over Hutton. He made it 2-0 in the second when he flipped a slick backhand into the net at 12:32 for his fifth goal in 14 games this season.

 

The Blackhawks host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

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