A great game and a spectacular Finn-ish

Ending the game by doing a convincing impression of a brick wall against a barrage by a Vancouver team that had pulled its goalie and put six attackers on the ice, Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi stood on his head tonight and registered his second shutout of the season, blanking Vancouver 1-0- even though the Hawks were outshot 30-17!

The Good Guys have now won seven in a row and have run their record to 15-5-2. This is the team's best start since the 1982-83 season- and Marian Hossa will be joining the team within days.

They have not even missed last year's best player, Martin Havlat.

The Hawks continue to lead the NHL Central Division. The team which opened the season with goaltending as their major question mark now has the best team GAA in the NHL.