Blackhawks rout Vancouver

CHICAGO -- Dave Bolland returned to the Chicago lineup after missing 17 games with a concussion and had a goal and three assists last night as the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks avoided being swept, routing the Vancouver Canucks, 7-2.

Vancouver still leads 3-1 in the first-round series that heads back to Rogers Arena for Game 5 Thursday night.

Chicago's Patrick Sharp scored two power-play goals in a chippy final period that featured pushing, shoving, jawing and a fight between Vancouver's Kevin Bieska and Chicago's Victor Stalberg.

The Blackhawks got an offensive lift from their defensemen as Brian Campbell and Duncan Keith scored 17 seconds apart in a four-goal second period.-- AP