Dan Hinote scored two goals in the third period, and goalie Manny Legace continued his mastery over Colorado as the St. Louis Blues beat the Avalanche, 4-1, on Friday night. Brad Boyes scored his fourth goal for the Blues, who extended their winning streak to three games and are 3-1-0 for the first time since 1997-98.
Jay McClement had the other St. Louis goal and Paul Kariya picked up an assist, giving him six this season. Legace made 24 saves in improving his career mark against the Avalanche to 12-1.
Colorado's Jose Theodore, who made 19 saves, fell to 0-4 lifetime against the Blues. Paul Stastny scored his fifth goal for the Avalanche. With the game tied at 1 early in the third period, Lee Stempniak tried to beat Theodore with a wraparound attempt.
Theodore stopped that, but the puck came to McClement on the right side. Theodore stopped McClement's first attempt, but McClement put in his own rebound to make it 2-1. BLACKHAWKS 3, RED WINGS 2: Robert Lang had a tiebreaking goal in the third period against his former team, helping Chicago rally to victory over host Detroit.
Brent Seabrook had a goal and an assist, and Patrick Sharp also scored for Chicago, which rallied from a 2-0 deficit. Lang also had an assist and Nikolai Khabibulin made 32 saves. BALSILLIE WANTS PREDATORS: Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie announced his continued interest on Friday in buying the Nashville Predators, a move that could disrupt the intended sale to a group of local businessmen.
Balsillie, whose $220-million offer fell through earlier this year after he tried to move the team to Canada, said he believes Nashville is a viable market for hockey, according to a letter sent to the Nashville Sports Authority by his spokesman. However, current owner Craig Leipold is committed to completing the sale to the local investors.
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