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CHICAGO - Al Montoyas sweet homecoming was one sour night for Jonathan Toews and Co. Montoya made 34 saves in his first win in his hometown and Andrew Ladd scored his 150th goal, leading the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-1 victory over the slumping Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. "This is very special. Ive been waiting for this one since I was a kid," said Montoya, who dropped his first two career starts at Chicago. "I cant even describe it, all my friends, all my family in the stands. Ive had some close ones, some good games in here, but this one takes it." Blake Wheeler had two third-period goals as Winnipeg (25-24-5) won for the second straight day, improving to 6-1 under new coach Paul Maurice. It also averted a season sweep by the Blackhawks, who won each of the first three games between the teams. "That win right there is just a great sign of character," Maurice said. Chicago (32-10-12) controlled the first two periods of its last home game before the Olympic break, but still went on to its third three-game slide of the season. The Stanley Cup champions open a seven-game trip Tuesday night in Calgary, and will not play again in Chicago until they take on Pittsburgh at Soldier Field on March 1. Brandon Bollig scored in the first for the Blackhawks, and Corey Crawford had 18 saves. "We just threw away another two points," Toews said. "I dont really have an explanation without seeming negative." The Blackhawks got Duncan Keith back after the defencemen missed Thursday nights 2-1 loss at Minnesota due to an illness. But coach Joel Quenneville scratched forward Bryan Bickell, who has struggled since returning from a lower-body injury. "Coachs decision. We need a lot more," Quenneville said. "Were looking for more." Chicago led 1-0 before Wheeler sent a rebound over Crawfords right glove at 8:16 of the third for his 20th goal. Marian Hossa then had a turnover deep in the Blackhawks end, and Ladd buried the open look against his former team for the tiebreaking goal at 12:53, drawing groans from the sellout crowd at the United Center. Wheeler added an empty-netter for his fourth goal in the last four games. "We know they have a lot of talent there and they like to control the puck," Ladd said. "But at the same time, you do get some chances against them. So we figured heading into the third with that one-goal lead we could turn it up a little bit and get some chances and get ourselves back in the game." Montoya was terrific while subbing for Ondrej Pavelec, who had started the last eight games for Winnipeg. The 28-year-old goaltender shut down the Blackhawks after an early gaffe put the Jets into a 1-0 hole. Bollig got a slick pass from Ben Smith a little more than a minute into the game and skated behind the net for a wraparound as he fell to the ice. The shot went off Montoyas stick and right pad for Bolligs sixth goal at 1:21. The Blackhawks had several opportunities to add to the lead in the first, but Montoya was there each time. They outshot the Jets 18-2 in the period. Montoya used his right pad to stop Hossa on a breakaway with 12:05 left in the first, and then stayed in after he was shaken up on the resulting collision with the streaking forward. He also made a sprawling stop on Bollig at the end of the period. It was more of the same in the second, with Montoya stopping Patrick Kane on the right side of the net. The Jets had a chance to tie it with 6 1/2 minutes left in the second, but Crawford used his right foot to kick away a shot by Bryan Little and Ladds rebound attempt went off Sheldon Brookbanks left skate. NOTES: Kane played in his 500th NHL game. ... Winnipeg scratched C James Wright, D Zach Redmond and LW Eric Tangradi. ... 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The 31-year-old, a two-time CFL lineman of the year, was among the most coveted free agents on the market. The Windsor, Ont., native will be especially important to a team that has lost veteran quarterback Anthony Calvillo to retirement and is expected to go with the less experienced Troy Smith and Tanner Marsh this season. LANDOVER, Md. -- Robert Griffin III went head-first instead of sliding, so when the ball popped out it was a fumble. Aldrick Robinson had a touchdown catch in his hands, but he couldnt quite maintain possession as he hit the ground in the end zone. Thanks to the turf, the Detroit Lions have ended more than 70 years of road failure against the Washington Redskins. Detroit beat Washington 27-20 Sunday with big days from Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson and Nate Burleson and those two fourth-quarter Redskins bobbles, the kinds of breaks that had eluded Detroit (2-1) in the nations capital since Franklin Delano Roosevelt lived on Pennsylvania Avenue. "You never know how the cookies going to crumble, and it feels good that it crumbled our way this time," Detroit cornerback Rashean Mathis said. "I wasnt a part of the past, but I am part of the future, so it feels good to give the fans something to feel good about, and we can demolish a record, our streak, that was going on for years and years and years." Detroits last road victory in the series came in 1935 against the Boston Redskins, two years before the move to Washington (0-3). That 21-game streak was the second-longest in NFL history. History was at play in other ways. The "Calvin Johnson rule" -- in which a receiver must maintain possession of the ball all the way to the ground when falling during a catch -- worked in favour of the Lions for a change. The rule was named after Johnson after he had a catch in the end zone overturned three years ago against the Chicago Bears. This time it was Robinson who wasnt quite able to keep the ball from coming loose after hauling in a pass from Griffin for an apparent 57-yard touchdown. The score would have given the Redskins the lead with 9:05 to play, but it was overturned by replay. "Im not known for my calm or anything like that," Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said. "But if that hadnt got overruled, I would have had a difficult time. I might have had a conniption or whatever that is." Then there was Griffin, who finally resembled the RG3 of last year when he scrambled to make something out of nothing with a 21-yard run deep into the opponents territory with the score tied in the fourth quarter. But the ball jarred loose as Griffin stumbled forward to give himself up at the 30-yard line. The play would have been ruled dead if he had slid, something he said he would do more often this year. Because he was going head-first, it became a fumble recovered by the Lions.dddddddddddd. "Its the rule. It can be a (bad) rule, but its still one of the NFL rules, and they said its a fumble," Griffin said. "So, its unfortunate, and Ive just got to make sure if I dive forward, hold onto the ball. ... It was really unfortunate that we lost the game on two calls, two judgment calls." On the next play after Griffins fumble, Johnson started a drive with a tiptoe catch along the sideline, and David Akers ended it with a 28-yard field goal with 11:08 to play to give the Lions the lead for good. After Robinsons non-catch, Detroit got an insurance touchdown with 3:56 remaining on Staffords 11-yard pass to Johnson, who had four Redskins around him as he fought his way across the goal line. Johnson had 115 yards receiving, tying Herman Moore for the franchise record with 34 career 100-yard receiving games. Nate Burleson had 116 yard receiving, and Stafford completed 25 of 42 passes for 385 yards against a defence ranked by far at the bottom of the NFL after two weeks. Griffin completed 32 of 50 passes for 326 yards and had his fourth interception of the season, one shy of his total from all of 2012. Hes the first player in Redskins history to throw for 300 yards in three straight games, a byproduct of spending most of his time this season playing catch-up. Griffin said leading up to the game that he would run the ball more to give his team a spark, but he rushed only six times for 37 yards, including his first carry out of the zone read this season. The Redskins also scored an offensive touchdown for the first time this season, but theyre nevertheless 0-3 for the first time since 2001. "The food isnt going to taste that good tonight," Washington cornerback DeAngelo Hall said. "Still trying to wrap my head around what we can do to get better." Notes: Lions DT Jason Jones ruptured his left patella tendon in the second quarter and is out for the year, and RB Reggie Bush missed the game with a left knee injury. ... 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