1ST NHL SHUTOUT FOR MUNRO

Rookie goalie Adam Munro stopped 26 shots to earn his first NHL shutout and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Calgary Flames 2-0 on Thursday night.

Martin Lapointe's power-play goal with 6:11 left in the third period snapped a scoreless tie. Following Mark Bell's shot from the point, Lapointe managed to whack the puck between the pads of Calgary goalie Miikka Kiprusoff with his second try.

Kyle Calder pounced on a turnover by Calgary defenseman Roman Hamrlik and scored a shorthanded insurance goal with 4:48 left.

Kiprusoff finished with 18 saves.

Chicago has won just four of its last 19 games overall and three of its last 14 at home.

The Flames have lost two straight following a four-game winning streak. The Flames lead the Northwest Division and have allowed the fewest goals of any team in the Western Conference.

Munro, playing in his sixth game of the season, was forced to make several tough saves in the third period as the Flames pressured the Chicago defense. He stopped Matthew Lombardi twice in the final minutes during a Flames power play.

Chicago's top goalie, Nikolai Khabibulin, is out four-to-six weeks with a knee strain.

The Blackhawks limited the Flames to only a handful of scoring chances through the scoreless first period and well into the second before the pace picked up late in the period.

After the Blackhawks put together a threat in the Calgary zone, the Flames responded. In the final minutes of the second, Munro made several close-in saves -- including on Matthew Lombardi with 2:11 left.

Early in the third, Munro made close-in stops on Jarome Iginla, Tony Amonte and Daymond Langkow. Munro barely closed his pads in time to stop Langkow's backhand shot from the edge of the crease from slipping in about seven minutes into the period.

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