In brief: Kane reaches 100 points

NHL: History was made Sunday in Chicago – a couple of times, in fact – but it was avoiding a dubious mark in the record book that mattered most for the Blackhawks.

Patrick Kane scored three goals and added an assist to reach the 100-point mark for the season and coach Joel Quenneville recorded his 800th career regular-season victory.

The Hawks held off a furious Bruins rally to avoid becoming the first team in NHL history to take a six-goal lead and lose. They earned a 6-4 win and picked up two key points in their quest for home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

“You’re feeling good up 6-0 and you give them those two goals with 15 seconds left in the (second) period – it’s not ideal, especially knowing they’re going to come hard and try and press,” said Kane, who has 43 goals and 57 assists on the season. “We did a great job of starting (Sunday) to give ourselves a little bit of a cushion and hang on.”

Two third-period goals by the Bruins made things exciting, but in the end, much of the Hawks’ focus centered around Kane’s achievement. The winger became the first Hawks player to reach 100 points since Jeremy Roenick did so during the 1993-94 season.

“It’s special,” Kane said. “That’s kind of a mark you always kind of dream of hitting and for it to happen this year in front of the home crowd with a few games left is pretty special.”

Quenneville improved his regular-season record to 800-464-190, including 362-181-72 with the Hawks.

“This one was a little crazier than we envisioned at one point, but certainly I’ve been fortunate to be with good teams, none better than the one I’m with right here,” Quenneville said. “It’s been a fun situation, fun working in Chicago.“

Panthers playoff-bound: The Florida Panthers are going to the playoffs, just their second trip in the last 15 seasons.

The Panthers clinched their spot when Boston lost to Chicago. Florida has not won a playoff series since 1996, making the Stanley Cup final that year but getting knocked out in the first round in 1997, 2000 and 2012.

Ducks back in first: Nate Thompson and Ryan Kesler each scored a short-handed goal, John Gibson made 25 saves and Anaheim defeated visiting Dallas 3-1 to return to the top of the Pacific Division.

Scott back in bigs: All-Star MVP John Scott has been recalled from the minors by the Montreal Canadiens.

The rugged left wing created a buzz in the NHL when he was playfully voted in by fans as captain of the Pacific Division team for this year’s All-Star game.

The 33-year-old Scott originally was not scheduled to appear in the game because the Canadiens, after acquiring him from Arizona, sent him down to the American Hockey League. But the NHL reversed course and Scott didn’t disappoint, earning MVP honors in Nashville, Tennessee.

Warriors bounce back, rout Blazers

NBA: Stephen Curry scored 39 points and Golden State bounced back from its first regular-season home loss in more than 14 months by beating visiting Portland 136-111 to tie the mark for the second-most wins in a season.

Draymond Green added 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 13th triple-double, and Klay Thompson scored 21 for the Warriors, who matched the 1996-97 Chicago Bulls and 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers with 69 wins.

Golden State needs to win four of its final five games to break the record of 72 victories set by Chicago in 1995-96.

Jazz in seventh: Gordon Hayward led five Utah players in double figures with 22 points, and the Jazz boosted their playoff chances with a 101-86 win at Phoenix.

The Jazz pulled into a tie for the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoff race with Dallas with Houston a game behind.

All three teams have five regular-season games remaining.

Mavs win: Wesley Matthews hit six 3-pointers and scored 19 points and Dallas won a game it couldn’t afford to lose, 88-78 at Minnesota.

Rockets rally: At Houston, James Harden had 41 points with nine assists to help the Rockets improve their playoff chances with a 118-110 win over Oklahoma City.

Grizzlies fall: Nikola Vucevic scored 25 points off the bench and host Orlando topped struggling Memphis 119-107.

The Grizzlies, trying to hold onto the fifth seed in the Western Conference, have lost six straight games for their longest skid since November 2009. Memphis set an NBA record by playing their 28th player of the season.

Griffin scores six: At Los Angeles, Chris Paul had 27 points and 12 rebounds and Blake Griffin scored six points in his return from a three-month absence to help the Clippers beat Washington 114-109.

Griffin shot 2 of 7 and contributed five rebounds and two assists while playing 24 minutes after missing 45 games because of quadriceps and hand injuries. The team went 30-15 and clinched a playoff spot during his absence.

Wambach arrested, facing DUI in Portland

MISCELLANY: Retired World Cup soccer champion Abby Wambach was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence.

Portland police Sgt. Peter Simpson said that a sergeant stopped the 35-year-old Saturday night after she reportedly ran a red light in her Range Rover near downtown.

Simpson says Wambach failed field sobriety tests and was arrested. He says she also failed a breath test at the police precinct.

Kenyans sweep marathon: Cyprian Kotut won the Paris marathon as Kenyan runners pulled off a podium sweep in perfect weather conditions.

The 24-year-old Kotut completed the race in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 11 seconds.

Another Kenyan runner, Visiline Jepkesho, claimed the women’s title in 2:25.52, ahead of Ethiopians Gulume Chala and Dinknesh Tefera.

Lagat improves own record: Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda held back speedy competitors to win the Carlsbad (California) 5000 in 13 minutes, 24 seconds.

American Bernard Lagat (Washington State), 41, was fourth in 13:38 and bettered his own world masters record.