Blackhawks' Victory Streak Hits 9 Games As Quenneville Notches Milestone 783rd Win

MONTREAL (AP) -- Jonathan Toews scored, Corey Crawford made 39 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens, 2-1, on Thursday night to extend their winning streak to nine games and move Joel Quenneville into sole possession of second place in career coaching victories.

Quenneville has 783 wins, one more than Al Arbour but still well behind leader Scotty Bowman's 1,244.

The Blackhawks haven't lost since Dec. 27 against Carolina and will try to make it 10 straight Friday night in Toronto. Ryan Garbutt also scored in the first period.

Paul Byron scored but Montreal fell to 5-14 since Dec. 1 despite a spirited effort against the defending Stanley Cup champions.

Shots were 40-33 in favor of the Canadiens and both Crawford and Montreal's Mike Condon had strong performances in net.

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