Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Patrick Kane posted two goals and an assist, as the Chicago Blackhawks routed the St. Louis Blues, 6-1, in a Central Division clash at the United Center.

Dustin Byfuglien registered a goal and two assists for the Blackhawks, who have won two straight following an eight-game skid. Jack Skille and Rene Bourque each added a goal and an assist, while Brent Seabrook collected two helpers. Patrick Lalime stopped 32-of-33 shots in the win.

"Everybody is playing extremely well," said Lalime. "It's a good feeling. We were very close and now we're seeing the results. It's a huge win. Everybody gets credit for this one. We all have our role and we stuck to the plan."

Lee Stempniak scored the lone goal for St. Louis, which has dropped three in a row. Manny Legace sustained a sore right arm following a first-period collision with Chicago's Patrick Sharp. Legace completed the first period, making seven saves in the process, but did not return. Marek Schwarz began the second period between the pipes and allowed five goals on 13 shots.

"We didn't compete hard enough in 50 of the 60 minutes," said Stempniak. "We gave them too many chances. Our intensity just wasn't there. We had a lot of optimism and then we gave up the power-play goal and it really deflated us."

Chicago outshot the Blues 7-4 in a scoreless first period.

The Blackhawks' ferocious fore check generated the first goal of the game. Skille then walked out of the corner and lifted a backhander over the glove of Schwarz at 9:19 of the second.

Bourque made it a 2-0 game six minutes later when he ripped a wrister past the blocker of Schwarz and just inside the near post.

St. Louis cut the deficit in half with 1:19 remaining in the middle frame. David Backes' shot from the left circle glanced off the catching glove of Lalime and Stempniak, standing on the edge of the crease, poked in the rebound.

Kane's power-play tally 62 seconds into the third extended Chicago's lead to 3-1. The advantage grew to 4-1 when Byfuglien's intended pass to Bourque deflected off the right skate of St. Louis defenseman Bryce Salvador and into the net with 7:23 left.

An empty-net goal by Kane and a marker by Yanic Perreault accounted for the rest of the scoring.