CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Spencer Knight made 32 saves, Jason Dickinson scored and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Jonathan Toews and the Winnipeg Jets 2-0 on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Connor Bedard added an empty-net goal as the Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide. It was Bedard’s first goal since returning from a right shoulder injury.<\/p>\n
Knight recorded his third shutout this season and the eighth of his career.<\/p>\n
Toews played his first game in Chicago since signing with Winnipeg on July 1. The 37-year-old center played for the Blackhawks for 15 seasons, winning three Stanley Cup titles.<\/p>\n
Toews was cheered all night long in his return to his first NHL home. The Blackhawks showed a video of Toews’ highlights in the first period, and the crowd of 19,894 responded with a long standing ovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves for Winnipeg, which dropped to 5-11-5 in its last 21 games. The Jets went 0 for 2 on the power play.<\/p>\n Chicago played without forwards Teuvo Teravainen and Andre Burakovsky. Teravainen missed his third straight game with an upper-body injury, and Burakovsky was scratched with an illness.<\/p>\n Chicago jumped in front on Dickinson’s sixth goal. Dickinson settled a lofted pass from Ryan Donato and beat Hellebuyck 13:21 into the second period.<\/p>\n The Blackhawks had another prime scoring opportunity late in the second, but Bedard was robbed by Hellebuyck with a sprawling glove save.<\/p>\n Up next<\/p>\n The Jets open a three-game homestand Tuesday night against St. Louis. The Blackhawks visit Carolina on Thursday night.<\/p>\n