VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Playing the second of back-to-back games and with their backup goaltender manning the net, the Blackhawks faced a few hurdles Sunday night in their quest to run their winning streak to seven games.
As they've done in every game so far halfway through their six-game road trip, the Hawks cleared every obstacle placed in front of them and defeated the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 at General Motors Place.
The victory improved the Hawks to 3-0 on the trip, 15-5-2 overall and 5-3-1 on the road.
Antti Niemi got the start in goal to give starter Cristobal Huet a rest and was brilliant as the rookie out-dueled Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo to record his second shutout of the season.
Bryan Bickell, who has shuttled back and forth between Chicago and Rockford, scored 1 minute 12 seconds into the third period to provide the offense for the Hawks
Check out these game highlights (including the brawl between the Hawks' Ben Eager and the Canucks' Rick Rypien) from NHL.com:
Register with Chicago Tribune and receive Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks newsletters for free. 
When sports news breaks, be the first to know. (To get alerts on a mobile device, text CHISPORTS to 31286.). 
There the team to follow in Chicago. They put in 100% every play, every shift. Don't know if we can say that about the other teams in town!
great game...great road win
Nice game..great hussle! great attitude ....