The Penguins welcomed Jarome Iginla to the lineup, but lost Sidney Crosby early in the first period after he was hit in the mouth with a puck.

Still, the Penguins managed to overcome the injury to Crosby on Saturday for their 15th straight victory as Matt Cooke and James Neal scored third-period goals during a 2-0 win against the Islanders.

"It's very tough to see that happen to anybody on the ice, but this is your teammate and Sid's such a great player," Iginla said. "It's a very, very unfortunate play."

Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist as the Blackhawks rallied after a terrible start, but Yann Danis made 10 saves in the third period to help the Oilers hold on for a 6-5 win on Sunday night, according to an ESPN.com report.

The Blackhawks were stunned 6-2 by the Avalanche on Friday night. It was their first loss in regulation and ended a remarkable run in which they earned at least one point in their first 24 games, an NHL record.

"We're proud of it, but it'll be nice to move on now," defenseman Duncan Keith said. "It's hockey, we've lost games before in our lives. It's not like we're going to sit here and cry."

The Blackhawks pulled out yet another win on Wednesday night, according to an ESPN.com report.

Daniel Carcillo scored the tiebreaking goal with 49.3 seconds left and the Blackhawks won their 11th straight game, beating the Avalanche 3-2 to extend the best start in NHL history.

The Blackhawks set a franchise record with their 10th straight victory and extended their points streak to 23 games with a 5-3 win against the Wild on Tuesday night according to an ESPN.com report.

"It's a great time right now," said Marian Hossa, who scored after he was honored in a pregame ceremony for playing in his 1,000th NHL game Sunday at Detroit. "Everybody is hungry. We have a strong lineup and the guys are playing well."

Chicago extended its NHL-record season-opening points streak to 22 games Sunday when Patrick Kane scored the tying goal with 2:02 left in regulation and the Blackhawks earned an extra point when the forward scored the only goal in a shootout of a 2-1 win over the Red Wings, according to an ESPN.com report.

The Blackhawks extended their NHL-record, season-opening point streak to 21 games, according to an ESPN.com report.

Brent Seabrook finished off a 2-on-1 rush at 3:23 of OT to give the Blackhawks a 4-3 win over the Jackets on Friday night.

Demoted Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro, making his first start for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, allowed five goals on just 12 shots before being pulled after the first period of an AHL game against the Connecticut Whale in Hartford, Conn., according to an ESPN.com report

Jonathan Toews scored twice, and Ray Emery and Corey Crawford combined on a shutout as the Blackhawks extended their NHL-record season-opening points streak to 20 games with a 3-0 win over the Blues on Thursday night, according to an ESPN.com report.