CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks staged two comebacks that kept them on a roll and on top of the Central Division. Colorado Avalanche Store .Jonathan Toews scored the only goal in the shootout, after Chicagos Bryan Bickell netted the tying goal with 1:13 left in regulation, and the Blackhawks topped the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Monday night.Bickell beat Pekka Rinne through a crowd — and with Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford on the bench for an extra skater — after Rinne had stopped David Rundblads drive from the blue line.Toews provided the winning margin when he beat Rinne with a wrist shot on the Blackhawks first shootout attempt to give Chicago its 13th victory in 16 games.Certain games will stick out at the end of the year that well say that were a huge two points, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. Tonight is probably leading in that category as far as drama.Down 3-0 to a team that doesnt give up a whole lot, checks well and then you have to pull the goalie and try to get an equalizer. It was a big swing, big turn of events.Brad Richards, Andrew Shaw and Marian Hossa scored in a 7:10 span late in the second period to tie it at after the Predators built a 3-0 lead.Were a good team in here for a reason, Bickell said. Weve come back from leads like this before. Just find a way.James Neals second goal of the game, a power-play tally with 56 seconds left in the second period, put Nashville ahead 4-3. Roman Josi and Craig Smith also scored, and Colin Wilson added two assists, but the Predators couldnt hold on in regulation.(The Blackhawks) have a lot of high-end talent all the way down throughout their lineup, Neal said. The only way to beat that is you have to be on the offence more than them and you have to be physical with their skill guys.I thought we did a good job shooting pucks and going to the net. Just a few little things, we clean that up and we can win the hockey game.Rinne made 38 saves, and Crawford stopped 36 shots before his perfect shootout as the division rivals met for the fourth and final time in the regular season. Chicago won the series 3-1.Those two points are going to come in handy down the road, Shaw said. Theyre right on our heels, so we needed a big push. The guys dug deep and got those two points.Chicagos Patrick Sharp had an assist for his 500th NHL point, earned in his 700th game.There were surprising scoring bursts and swings, considering the game matched the teams with the leagues best defensive records. Chicago entered with an NHL-leading 2.03 goals-against average. Nashvilles was 2.06.The Predators were a step quicker in the first period and built a 2-0 lead as they put 18 shots on Crawford.Josi opened the scoring at 11:50, five seconds after the Predators killed Wilsons hooking penalty. Josi raced down right wing and fired a rising shot over Crawfords stick.Smith made it 2-0 with 2:48 left in the period and seven seconds after a Nashville power play ended. Crawford stopped Wilsons first close-in attempt, but Smith popped in the rebound.Neal was credited with his first goal at 7:28 of the second period to make it 3-0.Then the Blackhawks roared back.Rinne made point-blank stops on Toews and Patrick Kane during a Chicago power play midway through the period. Richards made it 3-1 seven seconds after the advantage ended, at 10:33.Shaw stuffed in a loose puck from the side of the net with 4:12 left in the period to cut it to 3-2.Hossas 4-on-3-power-play goal, ripped over Rinnes glove from the top of the right circle, tied it 3-3 just 1:55 later.Only six seconds after Chicago was penalized for having too many men on the ice, Neal buried a rebound of Filip Forsbergs drive to put the Predators back ahead.NOTES: Shaws goal was his first since Nov. 28, a span of 13 games. . Richards returned after missing three games with an upper-body injury. Chicago D Michal Rozsival sat out his second (lower-body). ... Wilson has seven points in four games. . Nashville C Matt Cullen missed the game with an upper-body injury. He is day-to-day. . Predators C Mike Ribeiro played in his 900th NHL game. . A United Center season-high crowd of 22,208 watched the game. Avalanche Jerseys China .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. 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"I knew it was going to be a little strange playing against your former team," said Willingham, who was traded from the Twins to the Royals four days ago. "Im just happy we won the game tonight." Danny Dufy (8-10) allowed three runs in 5 1-3 innings to win his third straight start. Kansas City has won 11 of 12 and sits atop the AL Central. This one didnt come easy, though. Oswaldo Arcia hit an RBI double in the ninth and pinch-hitter Chris Parmelee drove him in with a groundout to cut the Royals lead to 6-5. But Greg Holland struck out Danny Santana for his 37th save in 39 chances. After Minnesota took a 2-0 lead in the third, the first six Royals hitters reached base to start the fourth off Ricky Nolasco (5-8). Willingham drilled a bases-loaded double down the left-field line to make it 3-2. Two batters later, Alcides Escobar tripled to score Willingham and Mike Moustakas. Escobar also blooped an RBI single in the eighth to make it 6-3. Nolasco made his first start since going on the disabled list July 8 with an elbow strain. He struck out three and looked sharp in every inning besides the fourth. The right-hander signed a four-year, $49 million free agent contract in the off-season, the richest free agent deal in Twins history, and now has a 5.99 ERA. "I dont think its about building confidence up with a guy like him, its about results and we need to get results out of him," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We need to see him get going stronger and more consistent, and giving us a chance." After Duffy was removed, Aaron Crow and Francisley Bueno finished the sixth inning before Kelvvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Holland preserved the victory. Colorado Avalanche Gear. That trio has allowed only four runs over the last 44 1-3 innings, including two by Holland on Friday. The Royals are 19-4 over that span. Kurt Suzuki had three hits for Minnesota. BACK-T0-BACK REVIEWS.ALMOST Third-base umpire Chris Segal called Trevor Plouffe safe after Royals C Salvador Perez tried to pick him off in the fourth. The call stood after a 3-minute, 23-second replay review. Two pitches later, Plouffe scored when Arcia grounded into a double play. Gardenhire wandered out of the dugout to consider challenging the Arcia call, but returned without challenging. HOLLAND TIRED "Im wearing Greg out. I cant find any way to get him a break," Royals manager Ned Yost said about his closer. "Its more my fault than it is his, but hes so good, you just have to do it." THE BODY GETS BOOED Former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura was booed loudly when he and his wife were shown on the Target Field big screen for "kiss cam." Ventura has been in the news recently after winning a $1.8 million defamation lawsuit against the estate of "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle. Its probably the loudest Ventura has been booed since he wore a feather boa and wrestled as a bad guy at the old St. Paul Civic Center in the glory days of the AWA. TRAINERS ROOM: Twins: Top prospect Byron Buxton will head to the Twins facility in Fort Myers to rehab from a concussion suffered during an outfield collision while playing for Double-A New Britain on Wednesday night. Royals: After a Thursday X-ray showed hes not ready to return, 1B Eric Hosmer wont have his fractured right hand examined again until after the Royals current 10-game road trip ends. Once cleared, Hosmer likely would need a week or two of work before rejoining the team. UP NEXT: Yordano Ventura (9-8, 3.45 ERA) pitches for the Royals against Minnesotas Phil Hughes (12-8, 3.88) in the second game of this four-game series. . The Royals play 32 of their final 42 games against teams currently at or below .500. . After doubling in the eighth on Friday, Twins 1B Joe Mauer will try to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games. ' ' '