If there is one player the Buffalo Sabres should probably give special attention to, it's Patrick Kane.

Unfortunately, they failed to do so Sunday night, and the Chicago Blackhawks forward made them pay for their blunder.

Kane was left alone in front of the net where he put on a stick-handling clinic, before sliding the puck past a defenseless Robin Lehner to give the Blackhawks a 5-1 advantage.

What's a goalie to do?

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Brent Burns of the San Jose Sharks has been getting most of the attention when it comes to offensively gifted defensemen this season, but don't forget about Erik Karlsson.

The Ottawa Senators blue-liner collected a pair of assists in Sunday's loss to the Winnipeg Jets, giving him 42 helpers and 51 points in 57 games.

It's the fifth time Karlsson has hit the 50-point mark in a single season in his eight-year career, a feat that appears to be unmatched among his peers.

Burns tied his career high of 27 goals that he set last season with two markers Saturday night against the Arizona Coyotes, and he leads all defensemen this season in goals and points with 63 in the latter category.

The Sharks rearguard is stating his case to win the Norris Trophy for the first time, and he's gone over 50 points in each of the last three seasons, but Karlsson, a two-time Norris recipient, isn't going away quietly in 2016-17.

He's logging over two minutes of average ice time more than Burns, ranking fifth in the NHL at 26:54.

Karlsson's production amid a consistently heavy workload is impressive enough, and then you remember he's only 26 years old.

Not too shabby for the Swedish superstar.

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It was a scary sight for the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.

After scoring earlier against his hometown club, Mark Stone was forced to leave the game in the third period after taking a hit to the head from Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba.

Stone would miss the final 13:18 of the game after being aided to the Senators dressing room. As for Trouba, he received a two-minute minor for an illegal check to the head.

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Evander Kane can't miss lately, but his dynamic teammates have something to do with it.

Jack Eichel found his Buffalo Sabres linemate with a terrific backhanded no-look pass that Kane one-timed home to tie Sunday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks with less than six seconds left in the first period.

Kane now has nine goals and six assists in his last 14 games.

(Video courtesy: NHL.com)

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Just when it looked like Josh Bailey was going to snap his six-game goalless skid, Keith Kinkaid goes and does this.

The New Jersey Devils goaltender made a miraculous diving stop to deny Bailey of - what appeared to be - a tap-in goal.

Bailey is five goals shy of matching his career high of 16 and it doesn't look like he's going to get any help from Kinkaid.

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PITTSBURGH - Tomas Tatar and Thomas Vanek scored early third-period goals to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-2 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.

Nick Jensen and Steve Ott also scored and Luke Glendening added a late empty-netter for the Red Wings, who completed a back-to-back sweep of Washington and Pittsburgh, two of the top teams in the league. Petr Mrazek made 24 saves for his second win in as many days; he lost his previous four games.

Detroit defeated Washington in a shootout at home Saturday and followed with the win at Pittsburgh, the NHL's best home team. It was the Red Wings' second victory against Pittsburgh this season.

Detroit, which lost five straight before the weekend victories, remained near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, but within striking distance of the final playoff spot.

Sidney Crosby scored his league-leading 32nd goal and Tom Kuhnhackl added his third with the Penguins short-handed. The Penguins lost in regulation for the first time since the All-Star break. Matt Murray stopped 19 shots.

Pittsburgh, which could've equaled a season-high 10-game points streak, had points in 13 of its previous 15 contests. But it missed a chance to move closer than five points behind Washington for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division; the Capitals lost to the New York Rangers earlier in the day.

The teams combined for three goals in the first 2:23 of the third period.

Tatar scored his 14th for a 3-1 lead 27 seconds into the period. Vanek, who scored Saturday in the shootout against Washington, extended the Red Wings' advantage 1:49 later when he beat Murray with a wrist shot from the slot.

Crosby made it a 4-2 only 7 seconds later with a wrist shot from the left faceoff dot, but the Penguins couldn't complete the comeback.

Penguins defenseman Trevor Daley rang a shot off the crossbar and Mrazek stopped Phil Kessel on a breakaway in the first three minutes of the game. That allowed Jensen to open the scoring when he faked a slap shot and worked around an outstretched Murray on a partial breakaway. Kuhnhackl responded later in the period with a short-handed goal, but Ott put Detroit back in front on a backhander from the slot.

Mrazek kept it a one-goal game entering the third period with a sharp blocker stop on Ian Cole and a sprawling glove save on Nick Bonino later in the second period.

NOTES: The Penguins honored Crosby for reaching the 1,000-point milestone Thursday against Winnipeg with a pregame ceremony Sunday. Crosby was given a gold-plated stick and a plaque made from the roof of the former Civic Arena by Penguins owner Mario Lemieux. . Pittsburgh played without defensemen Justin Schultz (concussion) and Olli Maatta for the second straight game. Maatta is expected to miss six weeks following hand surgery. Red Wings D Ryan Sproul played on Sunday after Mike Green missed his second straight game with an illness. . Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Jurco were also scratched for Detroit. . Penguins F Conor Sheary, who missed his ninth game with an upper body injury, skated Sunday morning.

UP NEXT

Red Wings: Will host the New York Islanders on Tuesday before the team's bye week.

Penguins: Visit Carolina on Tuesday before Saturday's outdoor Stadium Series game against Philadelphia at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.

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The Detroit Red Wings are riding the hot hand of late, that obviously being Petr Mrazek and his glove hand.

The Detroit netminder made a sensational snag on Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bonino on Sunday afternoon.

For Mrazek, Sunday's start is his second in as many days. And after he backstopped his club to a win over the first-place Washington Capitals on Saturday, he looks to be putting together a nice little streak.

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Dave Strader will be seen and heard by a national audience next weekend.

The resilient play-by-play man was already planning to call the Dallas Stars' game against the Boston Bruins next Sunday, but it will now be shown on NBC and he'll call it with his Stars broadcast partner, Daryl Reaugh, the club announced.

Strader was diagnosed with cancer last June and underwent months of treatment before returning to the booth for his first game of the season Saturday night.

Related - Stars' Strader: 'For 4 hours, I didn't feel like I was sick at all'

The veteran broadcaster was scheduled to call the Stars' entire five-game homestand, which began with Saturday's overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The home side gave him a touching tribute after the game.

Watch: Stars salute Dave Strader after winning in his return to booth

Strader was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of bile duct cancer.

Dallas is now on its bye week, but the Stars will be back in action Friday against the Arizona Coyotes, followed by next Sunday's nationally televised contest against the Bruins. They'll battle the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, then conclude the homestand against the New York Islanders on March 2.

Strader will return to upstate New York to continue his treatment at the conclusion of the homestand, according to the Stars.

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Ryan Johansen surely knew it was on the calendar, but that didn't make the lead-up to his first game back in Columbus any less strange for him.

"It feels like everyone's forgotten about it, it's been so long," the Nashville Predators forward told reporters, including Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch. "Definitely weird walking in here, but I'm looking forward to it."

Johansen will face the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Sunday night for the first time since being traded to the Predators for defenseman Seth Jones over a year ago.

"I had a lot of fun in my time here, built some great relationships, have a lot of fond memories of Columbus," he said Sunday. "That's all that matters, really."

After back-to-back seasons scoring more than 25 goals (33 in 2013-14 and 26 in 2014-15), Johansen struggled to maintain that pace before and after he was dealt, but still posted a solid 60-point campaign combined between the two clubs.

The goal scoring hasn't been there for the 24-year-old this season either (nine goals), but he's once again contributing in the playmaking department with 31 assists in 57 games.

Johansen spent parts of five seasons with the Blue Jackets, who drafted him fourth overall in 2010.

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