Anisimov Has Goal, 3 Assists; Blackhawks Beat Stars 5-1
The Western Conference-leading Blackhawks beat the second-place Dallas Stars 5-1.
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The Western Conference-leading Blackhawks beat the second-place Dallas Stars 5-1.
John Klingberg scored 35 seconds into overtime, Antti Niemi stopped a pivotal penalty shot in the third period, and Dallas snapped an eight-game skid against Colorado, beating the Avalanche by a score of 4-3 on Thursday night.
Tyler Seguin took a final bite of pizza, quickly sipped from a bottle of water and turned to reporters for a postgame interview. The Stars center was relaxed and casual after two goals in a 5-3 victory over the Jets on Tuesday.
The NHL playoff race doesn't really get rolling until after the All-Star break, and almost every team, including the Stars, still harbors postseason hopes -- some more realistic than others.
Jamie Benn and the Dallas Stars were ready for some time off after a tough start to the new year. They go into the All-Star break coming off a needed victory.
Colorado beat Dallas for the 11th time in 12 meetings during Lindy Ruff's three seasons as Stars coach.
Jamie Benn made light of scoring his 27th goal, which helped the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Thursday night.
Ales Hemsky and Cody Eakin scored first-period goals for the Stars, who have lost a season-worst four straight and seven of eight. Kari Lehtonen stopped 26 shots in the playoff contenders' first meeting of the season.
Antti Niemi made 35 saves in his return to San Jose.
The game Saturday night came down to two shots by Dallas' Jamie Benn late in the third period.
