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Music blared and smiles were flashed in the Blackhawks' dressing room after a game for the first time in nearly a month.

The Hawks' long North American nightmare ended Thursday night as they snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

The triumph, which came courtesy of a four-goal explosion during the first 9 minutes, 38 seconds after the opening puck drop, ended the Hawks' longest skid since the 2006-07 season and improved their record on their nine-game trip to 1-6-1. It was the Hawks' first victory since Jan. 20 and kept them in sixth place in the Western Conference standings, within five points of the idle fifth-place Predators.

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