CHICAGO -- Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville is looking for a more complete effort from his team. Pretty much everyone except Corey Crawford.Hard to argue with the way Crawford is playing right now.The veteran goaltender made 38 saves in his second shutout in three games, helping the Blackhawks beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.Just trying to get better every game, Crawford said. Feeling good with reading the play. The conditionings there, too. Feeling sharp every game. I just go out there and battle.Marian Hossa had two goals, Jonathan Toews also scored and the Blackhawks killed off three more penalties to run their streak to 12 after an awful start to the season. Artemi Panarin added his fifth of the season off a slick pass from Patrick Kane in the third.Chicago won for the seventh time in nine games, but Quenneville pointed out a couple areas of concern, mostly having to do with puck possession and movement. Of course, he sounded pretty satisfied with the situation in goal.Colorado dominated parts of the first and second periods, but Crawford was on top of his game again. He stopped Tyson Barrie about 5 minutes into the first, and denied Matt Duchene on a breakaway in the second. He also had a sharp glove save on Barrie at 9:34 of the third.Hes been outstanding, Quenneville said.Crawford caught a break when Nathan MacKinnon banged a shot off the left post about 4 minutes into the first, and Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook helped out by breaking up a 2-on-1 in the second.The guys played well, Crawford said. PK (penalty kill) was solid again, moving pucks down. It makes it harder on the power play when youve got to skate back all the time. Its just a big game for us.?Semyon Varlamov made 17 saves for Colorado, which has dropped four of five.I liked a lot of that game, coach Jared Bednar said. We made some mistakes, they capitalized on their chances.The Avalanche had a prime chance to jump in front with two power plays in the first, but the Blackhawks turned away each opportunity. Then Toews and Hossa scored in a 38-second span.First, Toews poked in a loose puck at 14:25. Then Hossa got free for a breakaway and managed to flick a wrist shot over Varlamovs glove before sliding into the corner. Hossa celebrated by getting up on his knees and flexing for the cheering crowd.Hossa beat Varlamov on the glove side again early in the third, making the most of a great stretch pass by defenseman Duncan Keith, and Kane found a streaking Panarin in front at 12:40. It was Kanes team-high 10th assist.Tough, obviously 4-0, it looks ugly but its not nearly as ugly as it looks on paper, Duchene said. Some nights its the other way around. You lose by a couple of goals and youre terrible. There are some good things we want to build on and get ready to the next one.Game notes Hossa has four goals in his last four games. ... The Blackhawks showed the last out of the Cubs win in Game 7 of the World Series on the videoboard in the first period, drawing a standing ovation from the crowd of 21,580. They also played part of Go Cubs Go, and the crowd sang along. ... Blackhawks F Ryan Hartman returned to the lineup after he was a healthy scratch for the previous two games. He took the spot of Vinnie Hinostroza, who was a healthy scratch. ... D Eric Gelinas and LW Cody McLeod were the scratches for the Avalanche. ... Blackhawks C Artem Anisimov extended his point streak to nine in his 500th career game.UP NEXTAvalanche: Host Minnesota on Saturday afternoon, and then visit St. Louis on Sunday.Blackhawks: Visit Dallas on Saturday night, and then host the Stars on Sunday.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ZaDarius Smith Super Bowl Jersey . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Billy Turner Super Bowl Jersey . Now, correct me if Im wrong but I saw one official distinctly pointing at the net indicating a good goal but after an inconclusive review they overturned the goal. Shouldnt the ruling on the ice (good goal) stand after an inconclusive review? Why was this overturned? James Veaudry Pembroke, ON -- Hey Kerry, Youll get a lot of these, but why was the Montreal goal against Nashville Saturday night overturned? 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SNOQUALMIE, Wash. -- U.S. Senior Open champion Gene Sauers eagled the par-5 18th hole Friday for a 7-under 65 and a share of the Boeing Classic lead with Kirk Triplett.Coming off his breakthrough victory two weeks ago in Ohio, the 54-year-old Sauers played the four par-5 holes in 5 under with the eagle and three birdies. He won three times on the PGA Tour.Triplett had five- and four-hole birdie streaks at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. Also 54, he followed a bogey on the 11th -- his second hole of the day -- with five straight birdies and added a birdie on 18. On his second nine, he bogeyed the third, then ran off four in a row.I really just hit a lot of good wedges to real close, like 2 or 3 feet, Triplett said. That probably describes the round more than anything. It was by no means a pure ball-striking round or anything like that, I just really judged some wedges well. So, thats where most of the birdies came.Triplett won the American Family Insurance Championship in June in Wisconsin for his fifth victory on the 50-and-over tour.Duffy Waldorf and Stephen Ames were a stroke back.Waldorf also had five straight birdies, from the 15th to the first. He won the season-opening event in Hawaii for his second senior title after winning four times in the PGA Tour.Ames played the final six holes in 6 under. He birdied 13 and 14, eagled the par-5 15th and birdied 16 and 18. A nnaturalized Canadian citizen from Trinidad & Tobago, hes winless in 36 starts on the 50-and-over tour after winning four times on the PGA Tour.dddddddddddd.David Frost, Tom Byrum, 2012 champion Jay Don Blake, Jeff Maggert and Tom Pernice Jr shot 67. Frost also eagled the 18th and played the four par 5s in 5 under. Byrum birdied his final four holes.The greens are quite receptive, although it takes this big first bounce and then stops, Frost said. I remember last year the greens were a lot harder than they are this year, so I think thats why the scores are a little lower this year. The golf course is just in great shape. The fairways are beautiful, the greens are really nice. Its just a pleasure to come and play here.Bernhard Langer opened with a 69. The 58-year-old German star won the 2010 tournament and finished second behind Billy Andrade last year. Langer has three victories this year, two of them majors.John Daly had a 71. He has three top-20 finishes in 10 PGA Tour Champions starts since turning 50, with the best a tie for 11th last month in the Dicks Sporting Goods Open in New York. Last week, he tied for 51st in the regular European Tours Czech Masters.Andrade had a 74.Local favorite Fred Couples is sidelined by back problems. ' ' '