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CHICAGO -- If the Chicago Blackhawks are to extend their current winning streak by sweeping a weekend home-and-home series with the Dallas Stars, theyll need end a skid against their Central Division rivals at the United Center.Chicago goes for its sixth win in a row Sunday evening when it meets Dallas for the second time in as many days.The Blackhawks (8-3-1) stretched their streak to five games with a 3-2 win over the Stars on Saturday night.I dont think anyone realizes were on a little streak like that, Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said. Were just focusing on trying to improve every single day.However, Chicago has been outscored 16-7 while dropping three in a row -- all in regulation -- on the West Side against Dallas. Chicago hasnt lost four straight at home to the Stars since Oct. 13, 1996-Oct. 24, 1997.Chicago got goals Saturday from Richard Panik, Ryan Hartman and Patrick Kane, who also had an assist, and 31 saves from Corey Crawford.Kane, the first U.S.-born Hart Trophy winner, has registered points in six of his last seven games, totaling three goals and six assists. He also believes the club can do more.I thought tonight was a little bit better of a game, all-around for us, and we can still can improve, Kane told the Chicago Sun-Times. Its good were winning these games, knowing we can be better.Chicago has scored 18 goals during its winning streak, but as impressive as that might be, there might not be a goaltender in the league playing better right now than Crawford. After yielding 13 goals while going 1-3-1 in his first four games this season, Crawford has given up just seven goals in six games, posting a record of 5-0-1.However, Crawford will have something to prove against the Stars. He has lost his last two home starts against Dallas, playing just 78 minutes and posting a 6.90 goals-against average with a .824 save percentage.Brett Richie and Curtis McKenzie scored first-period goals Saturday for the Stars, who failed again to post consecutive wins for the first time this season, and dropped to 0-2-1 in their last three games.Dallas is 1-3-1 on the road and has surrendered at least one power-play goal in each of five road games this season. Chicago, meanwhile, has killed off 12 straight short-handed situations in the last four games.Theyve got a good team, and we have to handle that a little, Stars coach Lindy Ruff told the Dallas Morning News.Injuries to key players have contributed to the slow start by Dallas (4-5-2).Patrick Sharp, a former fan favorite who played nine-plus seasons for Chicago, is on injured reserve with concussion-like symptoms. Also on injured reserve are Ales Hemsky (hip), Mattias Janmark (knee) and Cody Eakin (knee).And the list grew Sunday. Jiri Hudler, who had been on IR with an illness earlier in the season, was moved back to the list on Sunday morning.No good news, Ruff said. Still struggling with whatever type of virus he has.Jason Spezza, who has four goals in nine games so far, left after the second period with an upper body injury. Ruff said after the game that Spezza will miss some time.Former Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi made 29 saves Saturday, but Kari Lethonen might get the start in net for this game. Lehtonen has surrendered 10 goals en route to an 0-2-1 record in his last three starts overall, but only seven shots have gotten past him while winning his last three starts in Chicago.Chicago right winger Marian Hossa, who scored his 500th NHL goal on Oct. 18, is two points shy of 1,100 for his career. 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Its the vision Virginia Tech had when it hired Justin Fuente as coach: A high octane offense combined with a resurgent defense led by Bud Foster guiding the Hokies back into the national discussion as an elite program.The Hokies (3-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) returned to the Top 25 this week at No. 25, and travel to North Carolina to face the No. 17 Tar Heels (4-1, 2-0) on Saturday.Right guard Augie Conte thinks the Hokies have something to prove.Ive never been part of a ranked team here at Virginia Tech where weve actually been ranked and gone out and defended it next week, which is something that Im not necessarily happy about, Conte said, but youre not ranked until you can go out and defend it and prove that you are in a spot where you should be.Virginia Tech hasnt been ranked since the week after it beat Ohio State at the start of the 2014 season. They checked into the poll at No. 17, but lost their next two against East Carolina and Georgia Tech.Conte and his teammates like the recognition, but dont want it to cloud their mission.I guess its cool to get recognized and all that, but I mean, our goal at the beginning of the year wasnt really to be ranked, it was to win the ACC Championship and get some rings, defensive end Ken Ekanem said. But beating North Carolina this Saturday definitely helps us on our way to our goal, so its obviously a big game.The ranking probably means more around campus than in the locker room, running back Sam Rogers said.A lot of people try to put a lot of hype around the game, he said. Were excited because its a great opponent and its an ACC rival, so were excited just to go out there and show what we can do, not so much about where well be after. That stuff will take care of itself.The Tar Heels played for the ACC championship last season and have continued to impress under coach Larry Fedora, now in his fifth season. They have consecutive final-second victoriess against Pittsburgh and at No.dddddddddddd 23 Florida State, but Fedora is equally impressed with how quickly Virginia Tech has gelled in Fuentes first season.Justins done a great job with them, he said. First of all, a Bud Foster defense is like it always is every single year. Theres energy, its tough, they do a tremendous job. And then Justins brought in a more wide-open offense with a quarterback that can beat you with his legs or his arm. Im going to compare it to kind of some of the things that we do on offense. I think theyve got a really good football team, a really good football team.The Hokies have been led on offense by quarterback Jerod Evans, a transfer from Trinity Valley Community College in Texas. The junior has guided an offense that has produced at least 450 yards three times in four games, the first time a Hokies offense has done that since 2000.In four games, Evans has thrown for 13 touchdowns and been intercepted just once. Those numbers would be the best in the conference if not for the Tar Heels Mitch Trubisky, who has 13 TDs and no interceptions.North Carolina has won nine straight at home, which only ups the ante as far as the Hokies are concerned. They have yet to play a true road game, though they did face No. 9 Tennessee in the Battle at Bristol on Sept. 10.Since joining the ACC in 2004, Virginia Tech is 10-3 against ranked opponents on the road.Its definitely fun going into an away stadium and just facing more adversity like that, Rogers said. I really like going in and all the odds are stacked against you. I feel like thats where we do best.---AP Sports Writer Aaron Beard in Chapel Hill, N.C., con