Finland native Antti Niemi stopped 23 shots for his first career shutout Saturday in the Chicago Blackhawks' 4-0 NHL win over Florida in Helsinki. The victory gave the Blackhawks a season-opening two-game split in the NHL's first-ever contests in Finland. Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp and Dustin Byfuglien

Ville Koistinen's shoot-out goal Friday lifted Florida to a 4-3 season-opening victory against the Chicago Blackhawks. Koistinen, the lone Finnish skater for either squad, scored in the shootout's second round, giving the Panthers a 2-1 shoot-out edge. The NHL's first-ever contest in Finland was played

Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 43 shots Monday and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Calgary 4-1 to take their first playoff series since 1996. The fourth-seeded Blackhawks won the Western Conference quarterfinal series 4-2 -- winning their first post-season series since sweeping the Flames 13 years ago. Dustin

Dustin Byfuglien scored the decisive goal on a penalty shot with 27.6 seconds left in regulation Saturday in the Chicago Blackhawks' 4-2 win over Detroit. Niklas Hjalmarsson scored for Chicago and Valtteri Filppula got it back for the Red Wings in the first.

Jonathan Toews sparked a three-goal outburst in the second period and Nikolai Khabibulin had 22 saves Tuesday, carrying Chicago to a 4-2 win over Nashville. Dustin Byfuglien and Patrick Kane also scored in the second period for Chicago, which had already clinched a playoff berth and is now seeking home-ice advantage in the first round.