The Blackhawks lost to the Stars 5-1 on Thursday at the United Center, giving Chicago its second loss to Dallas this season.
The Stars started the scoring on the power play during the first period. After Kevin Lankinen made five saves against the Dallas man advantage, Roope Hintz put away the sixth.
The Blackhawks answered back later in the first period as Vinnie Hinostroza and Dominik Kubalik combined for their second goal in two games as linemates:
It was also Kubalik’s third goal in the last four games.
With the game at 4-on-4 early in the second period, Nikita Zadorov gave up the puck in his own end and that led to a goal from Jason Robertson, putting Dallas back in front.