The surest way to victory in the NHL is for your star players to beat the other team's star players.
It's a cliché, but clichés become clichés for a reason.
Take Thursday, for example. Tyler Seguin scored twice. Jamie Benn scored first. Ben Bishop posted a shutout. That's what you need in the NHL. That's the expectation of those "superstar" players. That's what this team can do when the best play like the best.
But it's not easy, and it's not going to happen all of the time. Benn entered Thursday's game with a minus-16 in his career against the Blackhawks.