The Chicago Blackhawks opened the scoring however the Dallas Stars scored 5 unanswered objectives, giving the Stars a 5-1 victory and handing the Blackhawks their fourth straight loss.
Stars’ ahead Matt Duchene, who at 33 is main Dallas in scoring with 33 factors, scored his 14th aim of the season within the remaining body. With two assists earlier within the recreation, he now has three three-point video games in 2024-25.
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Jamie Benn, Jason Robertson and Wyatt Johnston every scored their eighth objectives of the season, respectively. Ahead Evgenii Dadonov scored his tenth and is now two objectives in need of tying his 12-goal complete from the 2023-24 season.
Blackhawks’ ahead Connor Bedard scored halfway via the primary interval on the ability play, giving him 10 objectives on the season. He leads the membership with 32 factors, scoring 10 objectives and including 22 assists.
Chicago performed with a number of vitality via the primary half of the sport, controlling play and producing scoring probabilities on Stars’ goaltender Jake Oettinger. However Blackhawks’ ahead Tyler Bertuzzi was given a five-minute main and a recreation misconduct for a success delivered on Dallas ahead Colin Blackwell.
Tyler Bertuzzi was given a five-minute main and recreation misconduct for this hit on Colin Blackwell. pic.twitter.com/y4BszMOh3g
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Robertson would rating to make it 2-1 Stars, and Dallas by no means regarded again.
Oettinger stopped 24 of 25 photographs, bettering his file to 17-9-1 with a .905 save share. In the meantime, Blackhawks’ goalie Arvid Soderblom drops to 5-9-1 in 16 appearances.
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The Blackhawks are actually 12-23-2 with 26 factors, final in each the Central Division and the Western Convention. They’ve now misplaced 4 straight video games and are 4-6-0 of their final 10. Their subsequent recreation is Dec. 31 once they host the St. Louis Blues at Wrigley Stadium, dwelling of Main League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs, within the NHL Winter Traditional.
In the meantime, the Stars enhance to 21-13-1 with 43 factors, fourth within the Central Division and at the moment holding on to the second wild card spot within the Western Convention. Dallas is now 5-4-1 of their final 10 video games. Their subsequent contest is Dec. 31 once they open a three-game dwelling stretch, internet hosting the Buffalo Sabres.