So far, a nice road grip
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.
Hawks' Johnson quite an addition
The Blackhawks aren't into individual statistics. They're just trying to stay in playoff position as they enter Game 2 of their six-game trip tonight against the Dallas Stars. There's one individual stat that's intriguing, though. Defenseman Aaron Johnson, who didn't even make the season-opening roster, is tied for second in the NHL in plus/minus at plus-11. Only Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin (plus-17) rates higher.
Versteeg, Khabibulin lead Blackhawks past Stars
Kris Versteeg scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 30 seconds left in the second period, and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 31 shots to help the Blackhawks beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Thursday night. Patrick Kane had a pair of goals for the Blackhawks, who had lost three of their previous four, and Martin Havlat, Ben Eager and Brian Campbell added goals.
Blackhawks pull trigger on rare shootout victory
The Hawks got off to a much-needed quick start in the opener of a six-game road trip. And even after losing an early two-goal lead they prevailed in the shootout for a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night at Jobing.com Arena.
