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Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) - A two-goal first period and 32 saves from Scott Darling propelled the Chicago Blackhawks to an eighth consecutive win, a 3-2 triumph over the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Ben Smith had one of Chicagos early goals and set up the other -- the first of Klas Dahlbecks NHL career -- while Darling outplayed reigning Vezina Trophy winner Tuukka Rask in the rookies sixth career start. Patrick Kane also tallied and Marcus Kruger recorded two assists for the red-hot Blackhawks, who survived a late comeback effort from the Bruins as well as an injury to Jonathan Toews. The Chicago captain did not return after sustaining an upper-body injury near the midway mark of the second period. I think hes going to be alright, Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville said afterward. The Bruins had their captain, Zdeno Chara, back in the lineup after missing 19 straight games with a knee injury, but still fell for the fourth time in their last five outings. Rask managed just 18 saves. Darling, recalled from the minors last week with Corey Crawford sidelined by an ailing foot, came up with 14 saves during a first period in which the Blackhawks surged ahead with a pair of high-effort goals. Smith had a hand in both scores, setting up the first by fighting off a check from along the boards and sending a pass to Dahlbeck for a quick shot that got through Rask 9:10 in. He later alertly knocked a puck centered by Daniel Carcillo into an open side to give Chicago a 2-0 lead with 1:17 remaining in the opening frame. The effort was there from start to finish, but as you could see in that first period, the execution was poor, said Bruins head coach Claude Julien. Weve got to get better in those areas if we want to start winning some hockey games. Kane extended the margin with 6:41 left in the second, taking advantage of a failed clearing attempt by the Bruins to blast in a rising shot from the right of the Boston net. The Bruins were able to enter the third period with some momentum, as Reilly Smith converted an on-target behind-the-net feed from Brad Marchand 1:23 prior to the second intermission to get the home team on the board. Boston inched closer during a final period in which it dominated the action, getting within one thanks to an excellent individual effort from Milan Lucic. The physical forward bounced off a pair of defenders during a transition rush, then found a trailing Torey Krug for a blast that rifled past Darling with 7:43 left to play. The Bruins got just two more shots on goal the rest of the way, however, and werent able to generate a good scoring chance with Rask pulled in the final minutes. I was just happy we won, Darling said. There were some lucky bounces for me. The (defense) was playing great and everyone was fighting hard to keep the puck out of the net. Game Notes Darling and fellow backstop Antti Raanta have combined to allow just nine goals over Chicagos past five wins ... The Blackhawks improved to 16-3-0 when scoring first this season ... Boston had been 7-2-0 in games in which it scored in the final two minutes of a period ... Bruins forward Simon Gagne missed the game, taking a leave absence from the team earlier in the week to attend to his father, who is battling cancer, in Quebec. Sean Davis Steelers Jersey . This week, topics cover the Blue Jays rotation, the futures John Gibbons and Alex Anthopoulos, protecting pitchers and a bonus question on his predictions for the MLB playoffs. Terrell Edmunds Steelers Jersey . 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Not only that, when Julian de Guzman first stepped on the pitch for Deportivo de la Coruna he became the very first Canadian to play in Spains top tier.Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Blake Griffin had 33 points, 12 rebounds, four steals and two blocks in the Los Angeles Clippers 123-87 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Darren Collison added 20 points and seven assists for the Clippers, who improved to 3-0 on their four-game homestand. J.J. Redick had 19 points in his first game since Nov. 29. The Clippers recorded their largest-ever victory over the Lakers. The Clippers previous biggest win over the Lakers was 31 points on Feb. 19, 1992. "Tonight we played excellent for 48 minutes," Griffin said. "Having J.J. back was huge. He opens a lot of things up for us." Kendall Marshall ended with 16 points and 10 assists for the Lakers, who have lost four in a row. Wesley Johnson and Robert Sacre each tallied 14 points. "We turned the ball over too much," Lakers coach Mike DAntoni said. HHolding a 22-21 lead with 4:11 left in the first quarter, the Clippers went on a 21-2 run to gain control.dddddddddddd DeAndre Jordan scored the final six points of the surge to make it a 43-23 contest. Jodie Meeks made two free throws with 27.5 seconds remaining to cut the gap to 18. The Clippers, though, shot 70.8 percent from the field in the first stanza. The score was 70-52 at the half after each team scored 27 points in the second period. It got worse for the Lakers in the third quarter. The Lakers shot a dismal 2- of-20 from the field and were outscored by a 31-8 margin. The Clippers led by as many as 43 in the fourth frame. Game Notes Meeks and Nick Young each had 11 points for the Lakers, who shot 34.5 percent from the field ... Jordan had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who shot 48.9 percent from the floor ... The Lakers turned the ball over 21 times. 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