GLENDALE, Ariz. - After Carson Palmer went down with an injured left knee in the fourth quarter, the Arizona Cardinals perked up.In a little under four minutes, backup quarterback Drew Stanton and the defence combined to score three touchdowns that rallied the Cardinals past the St. Louis Rams 31-14 Sunday and improved their record to an NFL-best 8-1.Whether the Cardinals will need to try to keep winning minus Palmer was uncertain.We dont know anything about Carsons injury or the length, whatever it is yet, coach Bruce Arians said. He will be evaluated and get an MRI and everything and we will know something by tomorrow and hopefully by Tuesday.Palmer left with 11:28 to play and the Cardinals trailing 14-10.Defensively, we hung in there while our offence really struggled, Arians said. Then we got turnovers we are all use to seeing, playing the type of fourth quarter we are use in seeing.On the first possession after Palmer was hurt, rookie John Browns diving grab of Stantons 48-yard touchdown pass put the Cardinals up 17-14 with 7:40 to play.That is what I am here for, Brown said. That is why coach Bruce Arians brought me in for, to make big plays. They say big-time players step up in big time games so I try to do the best I can when it is my time. Palmer was taken to the locker room on a cart after being helped off the field.It was the same left knee that he injured Jan. 8, 2006, in a playoff game against Pittsburgh, when he tore his ACL and MCL on his first pass of the game.I think theres a question mark there because nobody knows what his status is, Stanton said. Its difficult because he is the leader of this team. ... Well just continue to weather the storm, whatever it is.Patrick Peterson got his first two interceptions of the season, returning the second one 30 yards for a touchdown to make it 24-14. Moments later, Austin Davis fumbled and Antonio Cromartie returned it 14 yards for a score as Arizona outscored the Rams 21-0 in the fourth quarter.St. Louis (3-6) was shut out in the second half.At 8-1, the Cardinals have their best record after nine games since going 11-1 as the Chicago Cardinals in 1948.Palmer was playing some of the best football of his career and, on Friday, signed a three-year contract extension worth a reported $50 million with $20.5 million guaranteed.On third at the Rams 28, Palmer dropped back to pass, then tried to avoid blitzing safety Mark Barron. The quarterbacks leg gave way and Barron touched Palmer for a sack.Stanton went 2-1 as a starter earlier this season when Palmer was out with a damaged nerve in his throwing shoulder.Everyone has confidence in Drew, Arians said. Nothing drops off.On Petersons second interception, the ball bounced off the hands of the Rams Kenny Britt. Peterson caught it and raced to the end zone for the score. On St. Louis next possession, Kareem Martin hit Davis and the ball came free as he tried to pass. Cromartie picked it up and ran in for the score to put Arizona up 31-14 with 3:58 to play.Arizona has outscored opponents in the fourth quarter 91-34.I think we learned today that this game is four quarters long, St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher said. Three doesnt get it done for you.The Rams pointed to a crucial penalty after a 41-yard pass to Jared Cook had put the ball on the Arizona 4-yard line late in the third quarter. But Lance Kendricks was called for a blindside block, a 15-yard penalty that pushed St. Louis back to the Cardinals 45. Calais Campbells second sack of the game eventually pushed the Rams out of field-goal range.I thought it was a clean hit, Kendricks said.Cook got behind rookie Deone Bucannon for a 59-yard touchdown pass with 1:50 left to give St. Louis a 14-10 halftime lead.The Cardinals had scored 10 in a row to take the lead when Chandler Catanzaro tied an NFL record with his 17th consecutive field goal. The streak ended when he missed a 53-yarder the play after Palmer was hurt.NOTES: Arizona had six sacks after getting eight in its first eight games. ... The Cardinals have 14 interceptions and a plus-12 turnover ratio. ... St. Louis lost safety Lamarcus Joyner in the first half to a groin injury. ... 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Game 2 of this series also will be staged in the Windy City on Sunday afternoon. For a little while, the Blackhawks quest to repeat as NHL champions appeared as if it was going to come to an end with a first-round exit. Then the Blackhawks reminded everyone just whey they are coming off their second Stanley Cup in four years. It looked as if Chicagos inability to claim home-ice advantage in its quarterfinals matchup with the St. Louis Blues would be the difference, as the Blackhawks lost a pair of overtime decisions to begin the set. That included a triple-overtime setback in Game 1 at Scottrade Center and the fact that the Hawks followed up with another 4-3 overtime setback in Game 2 could have left the club with slumped shoulders going back to the Windy City. Instead of rolling over, the Blackhawks got a 34-save shutout from Corey Crawford to win Game 3 before Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews potted back-to- back overtime-winning goals in Games 4 and 5. Toews then started a four-goal barrage in the third period of Game 6s series-clinching 5-1 win. Toews showed why he wears the captains "C" on his jersey as all three of his goals in the series were game-winners and he matched defenseman and Norris Trophy nominee Duncan Keith for the club lead with seven points. Toews was one of six multi-goal scorers for the Blackhawks in the series, with Kane also potting three goals. Keith and fellow defenseman Brent Seabrook added two goals and Seabrook finished with six points despite missing three games due to suspension for a hit to the head in Game 2. As expected, the duo of Keith and Seabrook logged a ton of minutes. Keith was on the ice for nearly 30 minutes a game, while Seabrook averaged 27 minutes and 41 seconds of ice time. Hell need to maintain his discipline in Round 2. Chicago also had the best penalty kill percentage coming out of the first round, limiting St. Louis to two goals on 29 chances. Crawford, meanwhile, settled down after a rough start to keep the Blackhawks chances of becoming the first repeat champions since the 1997-98 Detroit Red Wings alive. Rocked for eight goals in the two losses, Crawford followed up his third career postseason shutout by yielding just six goals on 98 shots over the final three games. He ended the series with a 2.03 goals against average and .926 save percentage. The Wild survived Round 1 despite playing from behind seemiingly the whole time during their quarterfinals matchup with the Central Division champion Colorado Avalanche.dddddddddddd A road team did not win a game in the series until Minnesotas 5-4 victory in Game 7. In that contest, the Wild overcame four one-goal deficits, getting a game-tying goal with 2:27 left in regulation before Nino Niederreiters tally 5:02 into overtime. Niederreiters second goal of the game capped the latest comeback of the series for the Wild. They trailed 2-0 in the series after losing the first two on the road and then were behind 3-2 ahead of a Game 6 victory. Rookie netminder Darcy Kuemper was seen as the savior at the early portion of the series, relieving Ilya Bryzgalov in Game 2 and going perfect with 14 saves. He then allowed just one goal in total in back-to-back home victories, including a defensive 22-save gem in Game 3. Like the rest of Minnesotas roster, Kuemper showed an ability to bounce back, following up a Game 5 defeat with a 21-save effort in the next game to extend the series. However, Kuemper was forced to exit Game 7 after 51 minutes of action due to an unknown injury and Bryzgalov had to make just one save in 13 minutes and 15 seconds of relief before Niederreiters goal. The injury will leave Bryzgalov as the starter for at least Game 1 of this series and he posted just a 4.25 goals against average and .826 save percentage in his three games that totaled 112:41 of ice time. John Curry, a 30-year-old journeyman, will suit up as Bryzgalovs backup. Curry has seen action in six career NHL games and none in the playoffs. Head coach Mike Yeo said that Kuemper is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury following Fridays morning skate. Minnesota has made it to the playoffs in both seasons since signing forward Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter to monster contracts and both were solid in Round 1. Parise had three goals and seven assists, tying him with three other players -- two of those on the Avalanche -- for the postseason lead in points. Mikko Koivu was second on the club with six points off a goal and five helpers. Suter, meanwhile, averaged 29:47 of ice time and had a goal with three assists to lead Wild defensemen in points. Thirteen different skaters scored a goal for the Wild against the Avalanche, with Charlie Coyle matching Parise for the team lead with three. Youngsters Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund added two each along with veteran Kyle Brodziak, while blueliners Jared Spurgeon and Marco Scandella also scored twice. Kuemper won his only start versus Chicago this season, stopping 33-of-34 shots faced at home in January, while Bryzgalov took a shootout loss in Chicago. Bryzgalov is 8-6-5 with a 2.51 GAA lifetime versus the Blackhawks. Crawford, meanwhile, went 2-2-0 with a 2.98 GAA in four games versus the Wild this season. Kane had three goals and two assists versus the Wild in 2013-14 Toews, though, was held to just a pair of assists. Parise had two goals against Chicago in the season series, while Suter had three assists and Granlund four helpers. ' ' '