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Blackhawks Get By Stars in Overtime

Pius Suter scored 2:15 into overtime Tuesday night to give the Chicago Blackhawks their second straight 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars in the extra period.

 

The rookie skated toward the net with a pass from Brandon Hagel and slid the puck beneath goalie Jake Oettinger to complete a comeback win.

 

Mattias Janmark also scored for Chicago, which is 6-1-4 in its last 11 games.

 

Roope Hintz scored for the Stars, who are 0-1-2 in their past three.

 

In a matchup of rookie goaltenders, Kevin Lankinen made 34 saves for the Blackhawks, and Oettinger stopped 27 shots.

 

Alex DeBrincat was the overtime hero for Chicago at 2:56 on Sunday afternoon with his second goal of the game.

 

Hintz scored his third of the season and second in three games when he collected a loose puck in the left circle, skated through the crease and sent a backhand past Lankinen at 4:57 of the first period on Dallas' first shot on goal. Jason Robertson got the lone assist after setting up the play by stripping the puck from Suter, a fellow rookie.

 

Suter redeemed himself by cashing in a centering pass from Hagel, who sped down the right side and fed Suter for his fifth goal of the season.

 

The Blackhawks tied it at 14:04 of the second on a power-play goal by Janmark, who signed as a free agent last October after playing his first four NHL seasons with Dallas. Janmark drew a tripping penalty from John Klingberg and then redirected a shot through Oettinger's pads.

 

Dallas went into the game with the NHL's No. 2 power play at 36.8%. Chicago was third at 36.6%. The Blackhawks went 1 for 4, the Stars 0 for 2. The Blackhawks have killed 22 of the last 23 opposing power plays.

 

The Stars appeared to take a 2-0 lead about four minutes into the second when Jamie Benn gathered a loose puck in the crease and lifted it over Lankinen's left shoulder into the top of the net. But the Blackhawks successfully challenged that Benn's backing into Lankinen seconds earlier constituted goalie interference.

 

Oettinger made his second straight start in net and fourth of the season for the Stars despite current No. 1 goalie Anton Khudobin being available. Khudobin didn't dress for Sunday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Blackhawks after being late to practice on Saturday.

 

The Blackhawks will host Columbus on Thursday and Saturday. They split a pair at Columbus at the end of January.

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