Stars Thankful for the Final Whistle

David Banks-Imagn ImagesWelp, on to the next.

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The Dallas Stars fell flat from the opening whistle and gave the Blackhawks plenty to be thankful for. The Stars clearly looked like the team on the tail end of a road trip and look to get back on track this Friday at AAC vs. the Avs.

First Period.

17 seconds. 17 seconds into the game, Taylor Hall took a routine wrist shot to the glove side of Casey DeSmith, opening the scoring for the Blackhawks in this one. As TV sensation Shoresy would (sort of) say, this seemed to “set the tone” for this…