RHP Jorge Rondon to Memphis before Monday

(SportsNetwork.com) - The Chicago Blackhawks will try to post consecutive wins for the first time in 2015 when they welcome the Winnipeg Jets for Fridays Central Division battle at United Center. Chicago is 3-3-0 so far in January, alternating losses and wins since the start of the new calendar year. The Blackhawks last put together two wins with victories over Colorado and Nashville on Dec. 27 and 29, respectively. The Blackhawks have been idle since beginning a four-game homestand with Sundays 4-1 win over Minnesota. Marian Hossa, Bryan Bickell and Brad Richards all posted a goal with an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks downed the reeling Wild and improved to 15-5-1 on home ice this season. It always feels good to find the back of the net, said Bickell, who has four goals over his last five games and nine on the season. Johnny Oduya also lit the lamp for Chicago, which is tied with St. Louis for second in the Central Division at 58 points. Winnipeg is only four points behind the Blackhawks in the division standings and also holds a four-point lead over Los Angeles for the first wild card spot in the Western Conference. Corey Crawfords shutout bid was spoiled by Minnesotas Matt Cooke with 4:52 remaining in regulation, but the All-Star goaltender was otherwise stellar in a 36-save performance. Crawford will get the start tonight. He is 3-3-0 with a 2.11 goals against average in six career games against the Jets. Winnipeg, however, is 2-0 against the Blackhawks so far in the five-game season series and has claimed three straight after dropping its previous seven tilts versus Chicago. The Jets, who are 13-5-5 as the guest this season, also have won three in a row in the Windy City. Winnipeg will aim for its first three-game winning streak since early November when it takes the ice tonight in the Windy City. After recording an 8-2 rout of visiting Florida on Tuesday, the Jets began a brief two-game swing with Thursdays close victory over Dallas. Ondrej Pavelec was spectacular in net as he stopped 46 shots to help the Jets notch a 2-1 win at American Airlines Center. Pavelec came 76 seconds from a shutout, as Trevor Daley scored for the Stars with just 1:16 remaining in regulation. I felt good tonight, but its only one game, said Pavelec. It was big for me as well. I needed this one. Evander Kane scored a short-handed goal and Michael Frolik also lit the lamp for the Jets, who were outshot 38-11 by Dallas in the second and third periods. Winnipeg has won three in a row only once this season, going 3-0 from Nov. 1-4. Michael Hutchinson is expected to start tonight and the 24-year-old owns a 2-0 record and .50 GAA in his brief career against Blackhawks. 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The Nationals loaded the bases against Seth Maness (0-1) when Danny Espinosa singled through third baseman Matt Carpenters legs with one out for his third hit, Jose Lobaton singled through the right side of the infield and pinch hitter Nate McLouth walked. In his second game since being activated from the seven-day disabled list following a concussion, Span lofted a fly to left field. Espinosa easily beat the throw from Jon Jay, who shifted over from right field as St. Louis brought in an extra infielder. "I counted: one, two, three, four, five," Span said. "Right there I told myself a groundball probably not going to do it. Try to get the ball in the air somehow." After Espinosa crossed home, the Nationals mobbed Span, who suddenly had something else on his mind. 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He also hit a two-out, RBI double off Strasburg in the fourth. St. Louis starting pitchers recorded an RBI in three of the four games versus Washington. Miller allowed four hits, striking out seven and walking five. Matt Adams doubled twice and scored for the Cardinals. "I was pretty happy we were able to put a couple together and obviously a big hit by Shelby," manager Mike Matheny said. "That gives you a little bit of room and then we get the ball into the hands of guys we like to give the ball to. Good offences are going to put together tough at-bats on tough pitching, and today they got us." True, though it took some doing. Washington left 17 runners on base and went 2 of 12 with runners in scoring position. "Talk about those opportunities and giving ourselves that multiple times in the game, you like your chances, certainly," Williams said. "Especially against a good team like that we want to create those. I dont know how many guys we had on base today but it felt like a lot." NOTES: Cardinals OF Matt Holiday didnt play. It was a day of rest, Matheny said. ...St. Louis will recall LHP Tyler Lyons from Triple-A Memphis to start at the New York Mets and send RHP Jorge Rondon to Memphis before Monday nights series opener. Last season Lyons finished 2-4 with a 4.75 ERA in 12 appearances, including eight starts for the Cardinals. He replaces RHP Joe Kelly (strained left hamstring), who was put on the disabled list Thursday. ... The Nationals open a three-game home series with the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night with Washington RHP Tanner Roark (1-1, 5.29) facing RHP Garrett Richards (2-0, 2.84). ' ' '