Hossa scores winner as Blackhawks edge Stars
CHICAGO -- Marian Hossa scored with 28.7 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars on SundCay night.
Center Jonathan Toews scored a goal and had two assists for the Blackhawks. Right winger Patrick Kane and center Artem Anisimov also scored as Chicago (9-3-1) won its sixth consecutive game.
Stars center Gemel Smith scored the first two goals of his NHL career. Center Tyler Seguin added a goal for Dallas (4-5-3).
Hossa scored on a slap shot from the point after Chicago killed a 4-on-3 power play. His sixth goal of the season improved the Blackhawks' overtime record to 3-1.
Chicago goaltender Scott Darling stopped 32 of 35 shots, including a dazzling kick save in overtime.
Goaltender Kari Lehtonen turned aside 29 of 33 shots for the Stars.
After trailing 2-1 to begin the third period, Chicago scored two goals in 56 seconds to grab the lead.
Toews chipped a shot past Lehtonen with 16:21 to play in the third period to even the score at 2. Hossa faked a shot and passed to Toews for the point-blank goal.
Moments later, Toews charged toward the left side of the crease and flicked a wrist shot on net. Lehtonen stopped Toews but could not control the rebound as Anisimov punched in his eighth goal.
After Dallas pulled Lehtonen for an extra skater, Smith evened the score at 3 with 1:20 remaining. His one-timer from the slot secured the Stars' third overtime game of the season.
A power-play goal gave Dallas a 1-0 advantage with 4:26 to go in the first period. Left winger Antoine Roussel slid a pass across the crease to Seguin, who buried a one-timer for his sixth goal.
Dallas increased its lead to 2-0 on a short-handed goal by Smith -- the first goal of his NHL career -- with 11:31 remaining in the second period. Defenseman Dan Hamhuis caromed a hard pass off the boards, and the 22-year-old rookie chased down the puck before scoring on a breakaway.
Chicago cut the deficit to 2-1 on a rush to the net by Kane with 9:36 to play in the second period. Kane fooled Lehtonen with a backhand move for his third goal in the past four games.
Blackhawks right winger Tyler Motte left the game in the second period with an apparent left leg injury and did not return. Motte crashed feet-first into the boards and hobbled slowly off the ice.
NOTES: The Stars recalled C Justin Dowling from the AHL's Texas Stars and placed RW Jiri Hudler (illness) on injured reserve. Dowling, 26, recorded one assist in two games with Dallas in October. ... Blackhawks G Corey Crawford received a night off after starting the previous six games in a row. ... Stars C Jason Spezza did not play after sustaining a lower-body injury Saturday against Chicago. Spezza is "going to miss a little bit of time," Dallas coach Lindy Ruff told reporters. The 33-year-old playmaker scored four goals in nine games this season. ... Blackhawks LW Andrew Desjardins has been medically cleared to return from a lower-body injury, but he did not play Sunday as a healthy scratch. ... The Blackhawks honored the Chicago Cubs during a pregame ceremony. Cubs players Kyle Schwarber, Jason Heyward and Mike Montgomery carried the World Series trophy to center ice.