Injury-decimated Chicago hadn't won since defeating Montreal at home on Oct. 18, going 0-7-1 during the slide.
Three of the Blackhawks' top players -- forwards Martin Havlat and Michal Handzus, and top goalie Nikolai Khabibulin -- are out.
Lee Stempniak scored for the Blues, who dropped their third straight and are 1-5-1 in their last seven.
Flames 3, Ducks 0
At Calgary, Alberta, Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 37 shots to earn the shutout and Calgary beat Anaheim to become the first team to defeat the Ducks in regulation this season.
Daymond Langkow and Tony Amonte scored first-period goals for the Flames (6-7-2), who have now won three straight to climb back into the thick of the Western Conference standings. Matthew Lombardi added an empty-netter late in the third.
The Ducks (12-1-4) eclipsed the record previously held by the 1984-85 Edmonton Oilers, who opened the season 12-0-3.
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