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Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville tried riding the hot hand as Corey Crawford got the start in goal for the second consecutive night with the Detroit Red Wings in town.
Crawford backstopped the Hawks to a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night and was back in for Sunday night's game at the United Center as the Hawks looked to set a franchise record for fastest start to a season with their sixth win in a row.
They were able to pull it off as Nick Leddy scored in overtime to give the Hawks a 2-1 victory over the Wings. Duncan Keith also had a goal and Crawford put in a strong effort as the Hawks eclipsed the mark set by the 1971-72 squad. Johan Franzen scored for the Wings but it wasn't enough as Jimmy Howard suffered the loss in goal.
Keith got the United Center crowd of 21,607 on its feet early when he sent a rocket from the left dot over the shoulder of Howard with the Hawks on the power play.
Detroit got the equalizer early in the third when Franzen pounced on rebound and beat Crawford through the goalie’s pads.
Leddy won it with a blast from the left dot.
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