NHL

• Home cookin': Chicago tops San Jose in OT

  
  

  Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Brent Seabrook scored the game-winning goal 41 seconds into overtime, as the Chicago Blackhawks rallied past the San Jose Sharks, 4-3, at United Center.

  Jonathan Toews controlled the puck in front of the San Jose net with a defender on his back. Seabrook charged into the zone and took a backhand pass from Toews before firing a wrister past Evgeni Nabokov.

  Brent Sopel, John Madden, and Patrick Kane each scored a goal for the Blackhawks, who improved their home winning streak to seven games. Toews had a pair of assists for Chicago, which got 20 saves from Cristobal Huet.

  Jason Demers recorded his first career goal and also had an assist for the Sharks, who have registered at least a point in 12 straight games, going 9-0-3 over that stretch. Patrick Marleau and Dany Heatley also scored for San Jose, which got 26 saves from Nabokov.

  The Blackhawks drew first blood at the 4:08 mark of the first period. Sopel's slapper from the right point beat traffic in front and got past Nabokov. The Sharks made it a 1-1 game when Heatley's wrister from the right circle beat Huet with 4:59 to go.

  San Jose scored a power-play goal just 1:14 into the second to take a one-goal margin.

  Demers gathered a loose puck at the left circle and fired a wrister past Huet.

  Just 45 seconds later, Marleau found the back of the net to put the Sharks ahead 3-1. Kane's score at the 7:54 mark brought Chicago within a goal. Toews controlled the disc behind the bet before passing in front to Kane, whose shot got past Nabokov.

  Madden scored with 1:19 left in the second to make it a 3-3 contest heading to the third.

  Huet made eight saves in the final period, while Nabokov stopped six shots to send the tilt into OT.

  Game Notes With over six minutes left in the second, and ahead 3-2, the Sharks had a possible goal waived off...Chicago finished a four-game homestand with a perfect 4-0-0 mark...Sharks defenseman Derek Joslin recorded his first NHL point with an assist...The Blackhawks split four meetings with San Jose in 2008-09, but the Sharks have still dominated the series in recent years, taking 14 of the last 18 encounters between the clubs. San Jose has also won seven of 10 and eight of its last 12 in the Windy City...The Blackhawks begin a six-game road trip on Thursday when they take on Calgary. The Sharks finish a three-game road trip at Nashville on Tuesday.

  11/15 22:03:37 ET