WINNIPEG—Brandon Bollig, Patrick Sharp and Nick Leddy scored within a 4:55 span in the second period to lead the Blackhawks to a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday that extended their winning streak to three games.Goalie Corey Crawford stopped 26 shots to pick up his eighth win of the season and the Hawks also got goals from Niklas Hjalmarsson and Ben Smith.Marcus Kruger had a pair of assists, and Leddy and Bollig also picked up an assist each for the Blackhawks, who are 4-1-1 on the road.Defenseman Tobias Enstrom scored for the Jets, losers of three straight.It was the Jets’ biggest margin of defeat this season. They had lost 4-1 to Dallas Oct. 11.Ondrej Pavelec started in net for Winnipeg, but was replaced by Al Montoya after Leddy’s goal at 5:49 of the second made it three in a row. Pavelec had stopped 10 of 14 shots at that point.Montoya faced 11 shots in his stint.Winnipeg started off on a high note when Enstrom blasted a shot from between the blue line and top of the circle that went through some traffic and past Crawford at 5:08 of the first period.Earlier in the week, Enstrom revealed that he had told Team Sweden he wouldn’t suit up for the squad if asked to play in next year’s Olympic Games because he wanted to focus on playing well for the Jets.Hjalmarsson spoiled what looked like a successful penalty kill for Winnipeg. Fans had just given the Jets a standing ovation for killing off a 21-second two-man advantage, but just 1 second after the final penalty expired, Hjalmarrson fired a high shot from just inside the blue line that went by players and into the net at 9:58.The Hawks had a bit of a scare with 65 seconds left in the first when Crawford moved out of his net and was knocked down by Blake Wheeler, who was coming in fast with the puck. Crawford was slow to get up, but remained in the game. While he was getting looked at, the Jumbotron zoomed in on Blackhawks backup goalie Nikolai Khabibulin on the bench and a message flashed welcoming him back to Winnipeg.Chanting “Habby, Habby,” fans stood to give Khabibulin a standing ovation, which he recognized with a wave of his glove from the bench. The netminder played for the Jets in their last 1996 game.The Hawks stretched its lead to 4-1 with a trio of goals in the first six minutes of the second period.Bollig scored 54 seconds into the period on a shot from the top of the face-off circle. Sharp deked in front of Pavelec on a breakaway and fired a low shot on the glove side at 2:41 and Leddy’s point shot went past a screened Pavelec at 5:49.Patrick Kane almost added to the Hawks lead early in the third period when he was given a penalty shot after being hooked by Jets defenseman Grant Clitsome during a breakaway. Kane’s backhand shot went high past Montoya, but it hit the crossbar and bounced out.Smith made it 5-1 when he redirected a shot from the boards by Bollig at 9:13 of the third.The game marked the Hawks first return to Winnipeg since 1996, when the original Jets moved to Phoenix and became the Coyotes.There were a number of fans wearing Blackhawks jerseys, including some bearing the name of Jonathan Toews. The captain was born in Winnipeg, along with Sharp and Duncan Keith.Toews, who had a natural hat trick in his team’s 6-5 win Tuesday over Ottawa, didn’t pick up any points in the victory.The Hawks host Calgary Sunday night…..Winnipeg hosts Detroit on Monday and travels to Chicago for a Wednesday game.

NOTES—The Jets claimed Los Angeles Kings defenseman Keaton Ellerby off waivers earlier in the day. Winnipeg has three injured blue-liners; Mark Stuart, Jacob Trouba and Paul Postma. … The Blackhawks visit the White House on Monday to be recognized by President Barack Obama for their Cup title. … Jets forward Michael Frolik won the Cup with the Hawks last year, while Winnipeg captain Andrew Ladd and defenseman Dustin Byfuglien have championship rings from the 2010 title.

FOXBOROUGH—Jordan Lynch ran for 119 yards and four touchdowns and threw for another in just over a half to lead No. 21 Northern Illinois to a 63-19 victory over Massachusetts on Saturday.The Huskies (9-0, 5-0 Mid-American Conference) scored touchdowns on their first five possessions and six of their seven drives in the first half. Cameron Stingily rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown, and Tommylee Lewis also ran one in for Northern.Lynch, who leads all active FBS players in rushing yards, also completed 10 of 14 passes for 160 yards and threw for at least one touchdown for the 22nd consecutive game. He played one series in the third quarter.Playing without injured No. 1 quarterback A.J. Doyle, UMass (1-8, 1-4) lost its third consecutive game. Backup Mike Wegzyn, who lost the starting job earlier in the season, completed 10 of 25 passes for 169 yards and Lorenzo Woodley ran 38 times for 163 yards and a touchdown.Wegzyn also threw two interceptions, the first at the Minuteman 20 on the second play of the second quarter that Huskies defensive lineman Ken Bishop ran to the UMass 6-yard line. Two plays later, Stingily ran it in to make it 28-6.UMass drove 83 yards to score its only touchdown on a 1-yard run by Woodley, cutting the deficit to 15 points. But on the Huskies’ next play, Lynch hit Juwa Brescacin for a 66-yard touchdown.Minutemen kicker Brendon Levengood made a school record-tying four field goals — all more than 40 yards; his career high coming into the game was a 38-yarder.UMass stopped Lynch for just the second time on the Huskies’ first possession of the second half. The Minutemen blocked a 44-yard field-goal attempt, but after defensive end Brandon Potvin picked up the loose ball he fumbled and the Huskies’ Jared Volk recovered for a fresh set of owns.Lynch accounted for six touchdowns in last week’s win over Eastern Michigan — four passing, one rushing and another receiving.NIU left tackle Tyler Loos was injured in the third quarter and taken off on a stretcher.

STATE COLLEGE—Christian Hackenberg hit Kyle Carter with a 15-yard touchdown pass in overtime and Ryan Keiser sealed the win with an end zone interception, lifting Penn State over Illinois 24-17 on Saturday.Bill Belton rushed for 202 yards, the first Nittany Lion (5-3, 2-2 Big Ten) to hit the 200-yard mark since Larry Johnson in 2002.Penn State’s Sam Ficken kicked a 35-yard field goal with 41 seconds left in regulation, sending the game into OT.Hackenberg, who threw for 240 yards, zipped a perfect pass over the middle to Carter for the winner.Nathan Scheelhaase’s first pass of OT was picked off by Keiser. With a strong second half, Scheelhaase rallied the Illini (3-5, 0-4) back from a 14-0 first-half hole to give them the lead.Both teams were coming off blowout losses: Penn State was crushed 63-14 at Ohio State and Michigan State thumped the Illini 42-3.Under coach Bill O’Brien, the Nittany Lions haven’t lost two straight games since their 0-2 start last season.Scheelhaase did his best to end that streak.He was strong when needed on Illinois’ late fourth-quarter drive. He eluded pressure on a 12-yard scramble to the 36. With Illinois facing third-and-10, Penn State called its last timeout. Scheelhaase then hit Jon Davis for a 9-yard gain and completed the drive with a 7-yard TD pass to Josh Ferguson for a 17-14 lead.Penn State tried to pull off the comeback in much the same way it beat undefeated Michigan in a four-overtime thriller last month. Hackenberg’s sideline heave was caught by Allen Robinson for a 39-yard gain. Robinson, who caught 11 passes for 165 yards, had one foot in bounds and an incomplete call was reversed on review.Belton, in his one mistake, couldn’t hang on to the ball as he plowed into Illinois’ line and lost a fumble with 3:23 left.Penn State still got one more shot, starting at Illinois’ 49 thanks to an awful punt. Hackenberg failed to connect with Brandon Felder on two shots at the end zone. Ficken still had enough time for the tying field goal.The Nittany Lions would win their second straight game at home in OT.Scheelhaase, who threw for 321 yards, went 8 of 10 on Illinois’ third-quarter scoring driving, capped by Ferguson’s 6-yard TD run that cut it to 14-10.Illinois had little trouble in the first half moving the ball against Penn State, it just couldn’t finish drives with a score.Scheelhaase had a ball tipped in Penn State territory and intercepted by cornerback Jordan Lucas at the 1. The Nittany Lions pounced, with Belton ripping off a 16-yard run and Hackenberg and Robinson connecting on a 47-yard reception, setting up Belton’s 5-yard TD run for a 7-0 lead.Again, Illinois drove the ball with ease, only to have a touchdown called back because of a chop block penalty.Belton and Robinson were the only Nittany Lions to rush or catch the ball in the first quarter and combined for all 151 yards of offense.Hackenberg ended a 17-play scoring drive, PSU’s longest of the season, with a 6-yard rush for a 14-0 lead in the second.The Nittany Lions wasted a chance to head into halftime with a shutout on the final play of the half. The Nittany Lions were whistled for a personal foul on Scheelhaase on the final play of the half. With no time left on the clock, Illinois took advantage, and Taylor Zalewski kicked a 20-yard field goal to make it 14-3.

Forget about the neck stiffness that almost postponed Derrick Rose’s homecoming. Forget about all those missed shots, too.Rose made the only play that mattered Thursday night, and it was just like old times for the Bulls.Rose connected on a baseline floater with 5.7 seconds left to lift his team to an 82-81 victory over the New York Knicks in his first home game since he injured his left knee 18 months ago.

“That’s what builds your resume,” Rose said. “Leaves a mark on your legacy.”

The 2011 NBA MVP had 18 points on 7-of-23 shooting and committed four turnovers. But there was no doubt who was getting the ball after Tyson Chandler went 1 for 2 at the line to give New York an 81-80 lead with 10.8 seconds remaining. Rose, who was a game-time decision for this home opener due to an achy neck, got the ball on the wing, drove to the baseline and lofted a well-placed floater over the 7-foot Chandler and Raymond Felton for the go-ahead basket, drawing a standing ovation from the delirious crowd of 22,022.

“I was right there. He just made a big-time play,” Chandler said. “I don’t know if he saw the basket to be honest with you.”

New York had one last chance but Carmelo Anthony missed a long jumper. Anthony then stood with his hands on his hips as the Bulls celebrated.

“I got the look I wanted,” Anthony said.

The Bulls had just two field goals in the final period — both by Rose — and committed six turnovers in the last 12 minutes. But it still managed to equal a franchise record with its sixth consecutive win in home openers.Luol Deng had 17 points and Carlos Boozer finished with 14 as the Bulls beat the Knicks for the sixth straight time.

“It’s tough when you go into a game and you don’t know who you have,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “That’s all part of it. It’s the start of the season. As long as we are putting everything into each and every day and strive for improvement, it will work out.”

New York coach Mike Woodson opted for a bigger look against the Bulls, inserting 7-foot Andrea Bargnani into the starting lineup and using guard Pablo Prigioni as a reserve. But the Bulls still enjoyed a 46-24 advantage in points in the paint and a 48-42 rebounding edge, led by Joakim Noah’s 15 boards.

“We competed tonight. It says a lot for our club,” Woodson said. “Now I just need to do a better job getting us through down the stretch.”

Amar’e Stoudemire made his season debut for the Knicks and had five points in 11 minutes. The power forward, who turns 31 on Nov. 16, is coming off minor knee surgery over the summer and looked as if the years of health problems had robbed him of much of his athleticism.

“Very pleased with how I felt tonight, as far as my body,” he said. “Just going to continue to keep building and keep getting better.”

New York trailed 76-66 with 7:53 remaining, but rookie Tim Hardaway Jr. made a 3-pointer to spark a 12-0 run for the Knicks. Felton connected from long range, Iman Shumpert had a dunk and Anthony closed out the spurt with a turnaround jumper that put New York in front with 4:10 remaining.The last part of the game mostly consisted of turnovers and missed shots, but they managed to survive behind Rose.

“He showed a lot of toughness,” Thibodeau said. “It was a struggle early on in the game. He found his way at the start of the third, that got him a little lift.”

Jimmy Butler finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who lost 107-95 at NBA champion Miami in its season opener on Tuesday night.Anthony led New York with 22 points on 8-of-24 shooting. Chandler had 19 rebounds, but the Knicks were unable to open the season with consecutive victories on consecutive nights. They were coming off a 90-83 victory against Milwaukee on Wednesday.Wearing strips of black tape on either side of his achy neck, Rose received a thunderous ovation from the sellout crowd when he was the last player introduced during the pregame festivities. He showed no outward emotion as he ran out of the tunnel with fans waving glowing red sticks in celebration of the return of the Chicago native.After Rose got on the court, chants of “M-V-P! M-V-P!” rang out from the seats at the United Center.It was Rose’s first real game at the Bulls’ longtime home since he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in the first game of the 2012 playoffs against Philadelphia. What followed was a long and arduous rehabilitation process that raised questions about Rose’s toughness when he was unable to return last season.That whole “Will he or won’t he play” episode was long forgotten when he took the court against the Knicks, taking a quick moment to blow a kiss toward the luxury boxes before tipoff.The speedy point guard was just 2 for 11 from the field in the first half, but Deng had 12 points to help the Bulls to a 43-38 lead at the break.

“I’m not going to continue missing shots that I’m missing,” Rose said, pointing to what he thinks will be even better days ahead. “I work too hard.”

NOTES—The Bulls improved to 27-21 in home openers, including a 12-8 record at the United Center. … Hardaway provided a spark as a reserve, finishing with 10 points.