Boston Bruins' center Carl Soderberg (R) attempts against Colorado Avalanche's goalie Semyon Varlamov and defenseman Nate Guenin (L) during their NHL game at the Pepsi Center in Denver Friday. — Reuters DENVER — Goaltender Chad Johnson had 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and the red-hot Boston Bruins won their 11th straight, clinching a playoff berth with a 2-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche Friday. Patrice Bergeron and Carl Soderberg each had a goal and defenseman Dougie Hamilton had two assists for Boston. The 11-game win streak is the Bruins' longest since they won that many during the 1970-71 season. Boston (48-17-5) also became the first team to reach 100 points this season, and got to that milestone for the fourth time under coach Claude Julien. The Avalanche have fallen three points behind Chicago for second place in the Central Division with 11 games remaining. Blackhawks 3, Hurricanes 2: In their first game without injured forward Patrick Kane, the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2. Patrick Sharp stepped into the void at 3:09 of the second period, passing Kane to take over the team goal-scoring lead with his 30th of the season, beating Carolina goalie Anton Khudobin with a backhand shot. Kris Versteeg made it 2-0 at 16:26 of the second period, tallying his 11th goal of the season. Carolina winger Alexander Semin scored his 20th goal of the season three minutes later, cutting Chicago's lead to 2-1, and tied the game at 2:58 of the third with his second of the game on a power play. Chicago captain Jonathan Toews put his team back in front 30 seconds later with his 28th goal of the season.Chicago (41-15-15, 98 points) have now won three of their last four games. Rangers 3, Blue Jackets 1: Derick Brassard's nifty goal at 11:31 of the third period led the Rangers to a 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets. Derek Stepan and Carl Hagelin also scored for the Rangers, while goaltender Henrik Lundqvist had 25 saves in his fourth straight start. The Blue Jackets goal was scored by Nick Foligno. Gretzky's son traded for manager's son The Los Angeles Angels traded the son of Angels' manager Mike Scioscia to the Chicago Cubs Friday in exchange for the son of National Hockey League legend Wayne Gretzky. The unique Major League Baseball swap sends 21-year-old Trevor Gretzky, who plays as a leftfielder and first baseman for a developmental-level team, to Southern California, where his all-time NHL scoring leader father was a star for years after winning four Stanley Cup crowns with Edmonton. In exchange, developmental-level first baseman Matt Scioscia was sent to the Cubs by the club for which his father has managed since 2000. Mike Scioscia is the longest-tenured manager in the major leagues and guided the Angels to the 2002 World Series title and won two World Series crowns as a player with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The younger Gretzky went to high school in Southern California. He spent last year three levels below the major leagues. Scioscia, 25, has played in 127 games in a three-year developmental-level career. — Agencies
