The Dallas Stars beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Saturday at United Center, getting a two-goal, two-point night from Arttu Hyry and a perfect night in net from Jake Oettinger. The Stars broke a scoreless first period open with four unanswered goals over the final two frames.
Dallas scored twice in the second period and twice more in the third to pull away. Chicago’s top performer, Connor Bedard, finished without a point and was on the ice for a minus-1 rating in 20:44 of time on ice. Spencer Knight took the loss in net for the Blackhawks, stopping 28 of 32 shots.
Key Moments: How The Stars Pulled Away
Jason Robertson opened the scoring 4:58 into the second period on a wrist shot, assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Thomas Harley. Hyry made it 2-0 at 14:10 of the second with a wrist shot off a Sam Steel assist, his first of two goals on the night.
Hyry struck again just 1:27 into the third period, converting a backhand chance set up by Nils Lundkvist to push the lead to 3-0. Roope Hintz capped the scoring at 9:40 of the third, burying a wrist shot assisted by Tyler Seguin and Robertson for the final 4-0 margin. Chicago was held scoreless despite out-hitting the Stars 23-20, unable to solve Oettinger at any point in the game.
Top Performers
Hyry led all players with two goals and two points, his third and second goals of the season coming in the same contest. Robertson finished with a goal and an assist for two points. Oettinger turned aside all 19 shots he faced for the shutout, stopping 15 at even strength and four more on the penalty kill.
Dallas also dominated at the dot, winning 37 of 55 faceoffs for a 67.3% success rate, compared to Chicago’s 32.7%. The Stars converted one of four power-play chances while Chicago went 0 for 4 with the man advantage.
What It Means
The win pushed the Stars to 4-3-1. The Stars sit at nine points in the Central Division standings, fifth in the division. Dallas leads the season series with Chicago 1-0.
Chicago fell to 3-6-0 and remains last in the Central Division with six points. The Blackhawks have now lost six games this season and were shut out at home in front of 18,233 fans at United Center.
What’s Next
Dallas limited Chicago to 19 shots on goal. Chicago will look to snap a six-game losing streak in its next outing.
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