The Dallas Stars -- and their goaltender, Marty Turco, in particular -- had been brutal against the Blackhawks, especially at American Airlines Center. The Hawks were 1-8-2 with one tie on the Stars' home ice since 2001-02, and Turco owned a 14-2-1 career record against the Hawks going into the second game of the Hawks' six-game road trip Thursday night.
DALLAS -- The Blackhawks have been working to trade for a veteran center since the season started, and they might be on the brink of finally pulling it off. Though the club denied a trade had been made, the makings of one involving the Hawks' Dustin Byfuglien and the Washington Capitals' Michael Nylander that has been talked about all week throughout the NHL were there Thursday.
Petr Sykora redirected Sidney Crosby's slap shot on a power play with 2:40 left to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 victory Thursday against the host Atlanta Thrashers -- the Penguins' seventh win in their last eight games.
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