Stars From Chicago Game

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Philadelphia lost for the fourth time in four meetings against the Rangers this season on Sunday, as Artem Anisimov had a goal and two assists to lead the Blueshirts.

"We had too many turnovers today and they all wound up in the back of the net," said Simmonds.

The Isles, who are 11 points out of a playoff spot in the East, had won two straight before getting dealt a 4-3 shootout loss by visiting Buffalo on Saturday. Brad Boyes netted the game-winning goal in the first round of the shootout for the Sabres, who trailed 3-1 after the first period at Nassau Coliseum.

Isles forward John Tavares has gone without a point in two February games after being named the NHL's First Star of the Month in January. The 21-year- old has 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists) in 15 career tests against the Flyers.

New York has won its last two road games, but is still just 10-11-3 as the visiting team this season.

The 'Hawks recent struggles have dropped them into fourth place in the Central Division, two points back of third place and seven behind the first-place Red Wings. Chicago sits sixth overall in the West and captain Jonathan Toews is hoping his club can emerge from this funk with some lessons learned.

"We know we have to be better and we will be. We've just got to look at it in a way that going through this tough stretch here is going to make us better in the end."

Chicago is just 5-7-3 since Jan. 2 and had lost the first three outings of a nine-game road trip. Friday's 3-1 loss in Calgary marked the fourth time over its skid that is failed to score more than two goals. The only exception was an 8-4 setback in Edmonton on Thursday.

Chicago will look to snap a seven-game road slide this evening with its first win as the guest since Dec. 14 at Minnesota. The Blackhawks picked up a 3-1 win in their first trip to Colorado back on Oct. 20, but have dropped a pair of home games to the Avalanche since. That includes a 4-0 defeat in the most recent meeting on Jan. 6, with Semyon Varlamov notching a 27-save shutout for the visitors.

Colorado has won five of its past seven versus Chicago, but hasn't scored more than two goals in any game of its current slide and sits in a tie for 11th in the conference, three points back of a playoff spot.

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•    Thurs 9am workout before the meeting, or a game of football, basketball, soccer 2200 Temple Ave. Signal Hill Who's down?

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•    Avs are going to send Landeskog back out to lie down on the puck again. They need a defensive strategy that works. #Canucks

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•    This dating game seems more complicated than it should be #justsaying

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•    3 Stars: 3) Landeskog 2) Booth 1) LUONGO #EatItFools

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•    cant wait til sunday! going to another Rockets game :)

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•    I miss the 2010 Blackhawks..

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•    Last 10am practice tomorrow before the first match of the season. Hopefully it won't rain until afterwards. (:

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•    I have decided that this is MY year! I've set some huge goals and I'm going to go out & smash 'em out of the park. Yup.

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•    WTF I THOUGHT TOMORROW WAS FRIDAY

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•    Is that just a Chicago thing?

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•    Landeskog learned English from Friends, haha. There is so much to like about him.

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•    That shootout in takers>>

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