CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane had the day off for his birthday. The high-scoring engine of the Chicago Blackhawks spent some time with his girlfriend Youth Corey Crawford Jersey , and watched hockey and Monday Night Football.It was a nice soft landing for the start of his 30s. On the ice, he has no interest in slowing down.The once youthful core of three Stanley Cup titles took another hit when Kane turned 30 on Monday, a development that seemed much further away when he burst onto the scene with his only NHL team way back in 2007. But Kane himself seems to be wearing the number just fine.“I mean you think about turning 30 and then it’s like, OK, you know, whatever, it’s just a number,” he said after practice on Tuesday, “and then all of the sudden, it’s like you’re 30 now. It’s a little bit different. But you know it is what it is and try to just keep plugging along here.”After two years of declining numbers, Kane is doing a lot better than plugging along. He leads Chicago with 12 goals and 13 assists heading into Wednesday night’s game at Washington. He also is averaging a career-high 21:40 of ice time.While Kane is still going strong, Chicago is trying to get back on track after longtime coach Joel Quenneville was fired during an eight-game losing streak. The Blackhawks also missed the playoffs last season for the first time in a decade.Jeremy Colliton, who replaced Quenneville, is just three years older than Kane.“He’s such a competitor. He wants to win. He wants the team to do well Womens Duncan Keith Jersey ,” Colliton said. “He puts a lot of pressure on himself to be the guy to help the team win. That’s tough. That’s a big load to carry. But he competes. He wants to make a difference every night and when you’re coaching a team, you got a guy with that amount of skill with that mentality, it’s pretty fun.”After Quenneville was fired Nov. 6, Kane openly wondered if the situation might have been different if he wasn’t battling an illness during the coach’s last road trip with the team.While time has made Kane a better player in several ways, it also has taken a toll.“I think I was a little bit more carefree when I was younger,” Kane said. “I wouldn’t get as frustrated, so that’s probably one thing I would take with me. But as far as my game, I’m pretty happy with where I’m at. Just keep improving. Still think I got a little bit more to go on the ice this season.”Kane’s family visited this past weekend, and he had two assists in Sunday’s 3-1 victory over Minnesota. He said his three sisters put together a video of friends, family and former and current teammates wishing him a happy birthday.He played 19 1/2 minutes against the Wild after clearing 24 minutes in Friday night’s shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings. When it comes to his ice time, even as he begins his 30s, Kane wants as much as he can get.“I feel great,” he said. “Obviously love playing, love being out there. Any ice time for me is definitely welcomed. I feel the more I get out there http://www.blackhawksshoponline.com/authentic-gustav-forsling-jersey , the more I get into the game, the more I can help the team out.” WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than 24 hours after their worst defeat of the season, the Arizona Coyotes hoped they’d get some better breaks against the defending Stanley Cup champions.They came in the form of plentiful power-play opportunities.Richard Panik and Alex Galchenyuk each had a goal and an assist, and the Coyotes capitalized on two of five Washington penalties to add to the Capitals’ penalty-killing struggles in a 4-1 victory on Sunday.“Getting a couple of power-play goals helped,” said Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet. “I thought we skated pretty good. They came out in the second and I think we withstood that pressure by them.”Vinnie Hinostroza and Galchenyuk scored the fifth and sixth goals Washington’s penalty kill has allowed over its last four games, helping Arizona snap a three-game skid and erase the frustration of a 4-0 defeat in Pittsburgh on Saturday night.Darcy Kuemper made 38 saves for the Coyotes in his third start in four days. In front of him, Arizona’s own league-leading penalty kill improved to 20 of its last 21 after stifling two chances for a Capitals power play that entered Sunday ranked second in the NHL.Derek Stepan added an empty-net goal with 1:32 remaining, sealing one of Arizona’s most important victories so far this season.“Big bounce-back game, big win for us,” Kuemper said. “We get back on track now, and that’s what we needed.”Nicklas Backstrom scored an even-strength goal in the second period for Washington, which ended a five-game homestand 2-2-1. Braden Holtby stopped 18 shots for the Capitals, who sustained five penalties, the eighth time in 16 games they’ve taken at least four.“We’ve taken too many penalties throughout the first part of this year for sure John Hayden Jersey ,” Capitals coach Todd Reirden said. “It’s one of the areas we have to clean up too, is the discipline and penalties, especially in the offensive zone.”Hinostroza put Arizona ahead at the tail end of their second man advantage of the game, sending in a one-time wrister of Dylan Strome’s feed. Panik also contributed on the crisp odd-man rush by the Coyotes, created when three Capitals players were caught up ice trying to score short-handed.Arizona caught Washington in transition again when Panik beat Holtby above his left shoulder to make it 2-0 just beyond the midpoint of the second period.Backstrom answered less than a minute later with a one-timer off Alex Ovechkin’s feed from the left corner that left Kuemper little chance.But the Coyotes made it a two-goal lead again with another power-play goal with 5:22 left in the period. This time, Galchenyuk stood strong to poke in a second effort from just in front of the crease after Brendan Perlini sent the puck toward the net.“We had everyone going, and that’s what we need to be successful,” Kuemper said. “Everyone was just doing their jobs tonight, and when that happens, good things happen for us.”NOTES: Kuemper has made every start while Antti Raanta recovers from a lower body injury, with current backup Hunter Miska still awaiting the chance for his NHL debut. Raanta last played on Nov. 2. … Capitals D John Carlson returned after missing Friday’s loss against Columbus with a lower-body injury. … Backstrom has a point in five consecutive games. … The Coyotes have yet to preserve a shutout, but have allowed just one goal in seven games this season.UP NEXTCoyotes: Conclude their trip on Tuesday night at Detroit.Capitals: Begin a four-game road trip on Tuesday night at Minnesota