Chicago 3, Dallas 2
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, April 6, 2024
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees:
Morgan MacPhee, Garrett Rank
Linesmen:
David Brisebois, Jonathan Deschamps
Attendance:
19294
By Field Level Media
Connor Bedard, Andreas Athanasiou and Seth Jones scored second-period goals 4:03 apart and Petr Mrazek made 42 saves as the host Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday to halt Dallas' franchise-best eight-game winning streak.
The Stars (48-20-9, 105 points) remained atop the Central Division, three points ahead of the idle Colorado Avalanche. The clubs are set to meet on Sunday night in Denver.
Outshot 44-17 on the afternoon, including 37-11 after two periods, the Blackhawks capitalized on their limited offensive chances to win for the second time in three games.
Chicago (23-48-5, 51 points) opened the scoring at 4:48 of the second period, as Bedard tallied his team-leading 22nd goal. With the Blackhawks on the man advantage, Bedard snapped a seven-game goal drought when his wrist shot from the right circle deflected off the far post and into the net.
Athanasiou made it 2-0 just 1:05 later. Lukas Reichel split a pair of Stars defenders and fought additional contact before backhanding a drop pass for Athanasiou, who beat Dallas goaltender Scott Wedgewood for his first goal of the season.
The Blackhawks went ahead 3-0 minutes later at 8:51, as Jones gathered a cross-ice feed from Ryan Donato and scored from the left circle.
Roope Hintz scored his third goal in the past four games to end Mrazek's bid for a shutout, deflecting a Miro Heiskanen pass past the goaltender at 15:37 of the second period.
Dallas' Mavrik Bourque, who hit the post earlier in his NHL debut, had a potential third-period goal disallowed for goaltender interference. The Stars drew within a goal with 4:23 left, with Jamie Benn redirecting a Heiskanen shot for his 20th goal of the season.
Chicago killed a penalty moments later. The Stars finished 0-for-3 on the power play.
Wedgewood stopped 14 shots.
Tyler Seguin (lower-body injury) missed the game for the Stars.
Chicago salvaged a game from Dallas in the season series. The Stars won the first three matchups between the division foes by a combined score of 16-6, including one victory in overtime.
Dallas lost on the road for the first time since Feb. 27 at Colorado. Its last defeat overall came against New Jersey on March 14.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Dallas |
|
Chicago |
|
Miro Heiskanen 2 |
Points |
Andreas Athanasiou 1 |
|
Jamie Benn 1 |
Goals |
Andreas Athanasiou 1 |
|
Miro Heiskanen 2 |
Assists |
Ryan Donato 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Connor Bedard 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Scott Wedgewood .824 |
Save Percentage |
Petr Mrazek .955 |
|
Scott Wedgewood 14 |
Saves |
Petr Mrazek 42 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Dallas
|
44 |
2 |
0-3 |
1-2 |
6 |
28 |
| Chicago
|
17 |
3 |
1-2 |
3-3 |
8 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .136 after a win and .370 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Stars have a W/L % of .604 after a win and .655 after a loss.
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