SB Nation Dallas - Stars Vs. Blackhawks: Dallas Overcomes Three-Goal Deficit To Win Shootouthttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48887/dallas-fave.png2011-02-12T01:23:27-06:00http://dallas.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17523482011-02-12T01:23:27-06:002011-02-12T01:23:27-06:00Stars Come From Behind, Defeat Blackhawks In Shootout
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<p>(Sports Network) – <span>Brad Richards</span> scored the winner in the shootout as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.defendingbigd.com/">Dallas Stars</a> rallied to take a 4-3 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.secondcityhockey.com/">Chicago Blackhawks</a> at American Airlines Center.</p>
<p>In the second round of the shootout, Richards buried a wrister past <span>Marty Turco</span> to give Dallas the advantage. After <span>Patrick Sharp</span> missed the net, <span>Mike Ribeiro</span> sealed the win when he lifted a forehand over Turco.</p>
<p><span>Stephane Robidas</span>, Richards and <span>Brenden Morrow</span> all scored for the Stars, who had dropped six of seven coming into the contest. <span>Kari Lehtonen</span> stopped 23 shots in the win.</p>
<p>“We were going through a patch there where it wasn’t too much fun,” said Richards. “Then we go down 3-0 in front of a sold-out building and it wasn’t too pretty for a bit, but we knew if we kept plugging away we could come back.”</p>
<p><span>Patrick Kane</span> and a goal and two assists while Sharp and <span>Brent Seabrook</span> each lit the lamp for the Blackhawks, who have dropped three of four. Turco made 32 saves in the loss.</p>
<p>Chicago had scored three times in the first period to take a commanding lead, but didn’t score again as Dallas began its comeback late in the second.</p>
<p>Robidas got things started when he grabbed a clearing attempt at the right boards, skated behind the net and flung the puck past Turco with 4:01 left in the frame.</p>
<p>On the power play in the waning moments of the middle frame, Richards used a big blast from the top of the right circle that went through a screen set up by Morrow and sailed into the net with five seconds left in the frame.</p>
<p>Just 47 seconds into the third, Morrow tied the game at 3-3 when he knocked the airborne puck into the net as he was falling down in front for his 24th goal of the year.</p>
<p>Kane scored 3:39 into the game when he picked off a pass in the high slot and lasered a wrister into the left corner. Seabrook scored just 31 seconds later when his one-timer from the slot found the back of the net.</p>
<p>Sharp’s power-play marker on a backdoor tap-in from the left side made it a 3-0 game with 7:04 left in the first.</p>
<p>Game Notes</p>
<p>Chicago, which is 2-2-1 in its six-game road trip, wraps up its road swing in Phoenix on Saturday…Dallas hosts Columbus on Sunday…Dallas has taken two of the three games with Chicago this season. The final regular season matchup between these squads will take place in Dallas on March 17.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/dallas-stars/2011/2/12/1989650/stars-come-from-behind-defeat-blackhawks-in-shootoutJP Starkey2011-02-11T10:33:55-06:002011-02-11T10:33:55-06:00Stars Vs. Blackhawks: Dallas Looks To Get Back On Track
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<p>(Sports Network) - The <a href="https://www.defendingbigd.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dallas Stars</a>' four-game losing streak has cost them sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division. They will try to get back on track tonight, when they host the <a href="https://www.secondcityhockey.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Chicago Blackhawks</a> at American Airlines Center.</p>
<p>The Stars are 0-3-1 since the All-Star break and enter tonight tied with San Jose atop the crowded Pacific Division. Dallas and San Jose, which plays tonight in New Jersey, are tied at 66 points, leaving them just one point ahead of Phoenix and five in front of last-place Los Angeles.</p>
<p>Dallas was able to record a point for the first time in four games with an overtime loss to visiting Phoenix on Wednesday. It was still the Stars' sixth setback in seven games. <span>Radim Vrbata</span> scored on the power play just 1:13 into the extra session to give Phoenix the 3-2 win over the Stars.</p>
<p><span>Jamie Langenbrunner</span> was called for tripping with 19 seconds left in regulation and Phoenix carried the advantage into the extra session. <span>Keith Yandle</span> passed from the high slot to the inside right circle for Vrbata, who stick-handled the puck past a diving defender and snapped a wrister by <span>Kari Lehtonen</span> for the win.</p>
<p><span>Brad Richards</span> had a goal and an assist while <span>Steve Ott</span> also scored for the Stars, who have dropped four straight for the first time since losing seven in a row from March 17-30, 2009. Lehtonen stopped 32 shots.</p>
<p>"It was a tight game and we play a lot of those against Phoenix," said Richards. "We're gonna have some that go our way, then others where we battle hard and come out on the wrong end."</p>
<p>Dallas has lost its last two home games and is 16-7-5 as the host this season.</p>
<p>The Blackhawks ended a two-game slide in their last game, posting a 4-1 victory Wednesday night in Edmonton. Chicago is the defending Stanley Cup champion, but if the season ended today the Blackhawks would be three points out of a playoff spot in the West.</p>
<p><span>Corey Crawford</span> made 23 saves and <span>Patrick Kane</span> scored twice to help the Blackhawks earn the recent win over the struggling Oilers.</p>
<p><span>Bryan Bickell</span> and <span>Patrick Sharp</span> also scored for the Blackhawks, who had dropped four of their previous five contests.</p>
<p>"Good to get a win. We needed that one, obviously," said Blackhawks captain <span>Jonathan Toews</span>. "Still a lot of things we need to get better at. We did some good things tonight. Once we get our power play going and we get some bounces going our way, we can maybe open some games up and get a little more confidence in the offensive zone."</p>
<p>The Blackhawks will not have winger <span>Marian Hossa</span> on the ice tonight, as he is currently battling a case of the flu. Hossa has gone three straight games without a point and did not make the trip to Dallas.</p>
<p>However, Chicago should have newly-acquired forward <span>Michael Frolik</span> in the lineup tonight. Frolik, who will turn 23 years of age on Feb. 17, came over to Chicago in a five-player deal with Florida on Wednesday. The Blackhawks also acquired goaltender <span>Alexander Salak</span>, and sent forwards <span>Jack Skille</span>, <span>Hugh Jessiman</span>, and <span>David Pacan</span> to the Panthers.</p>
<p>Frolik is in his third NHL season and has posted eight goals and 21 assists through 52 games. He netted 21 goals in each of his first two seasons after the Panthers selected him 10th overall in the 2006 draft.</p>
<p>Chicago is 2-2-0 on a six-game road trip that is set to end Saturday in Phoenix. The Blackhawks are 12-9-4 as the visiting club this season.</p>
<p>The Blackhawks and Stars have split a pair of games this year, but tonight's tilt marks the first encounter in Big D. Chicago has taken seven of 10 overall in the series and has won three out of four in Dallas.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2011/2/11/2329604/stars-vs-blackhawks-dallas-looks-to-get-back-on-trackJP Starkey