Morning Box Score: Blackhawks Shutout Oilers

Behind an outstanding performance from Nikolai Khabibulin, who stopped all 23 shots he faced, the Blackhawks shutout the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 last night. Patrick Sharp started the scoring early with a power play goal 2:36 into the first period. Brent Seabrook added a goal at 18:35 in the first and defenseman Aaron Johnson scored at 12:17 in the second. It was Khabibulin's 39th career NHL shutout and had Coach Queenneville singing his praises: "He’s been very good. It’s nice to see a guy who was off for an extended period to come back with a great response.”