To conclude a two-game set, the Dallas Stars defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 8-1 on Sunday night. Mason Marchment recorded three goals and one assist in the loss.
In addition to Chris Steel, Roope Hintz, Ryan Suter, and Tyler Seguin, who recorded a goal and two assists, Sam Steel also scored. After defeating Chicago 5-4 in overtime at American Airlines Center two nights prior, the Stars tied a season high in goals in their sixth consecutive home victory. They entered the game one point out of first place in the Central Division.
With 24 saves, Scott Wedgewood improved his record to 11-2-2. Seven consecutive starts have been recorded by him since Jake Oettinger sustained a lower-body injury early in the December 15 game against Dallas.
Marchment took a 5-0 advantage with its first goal of the power play occurring in the middle of the second period. He accomplished his first hat trick of the season with 1:02 remaining on a goal that deflected off the leg of Jarred Tinordi of Chicago at 14:29 of the third period.
“It is occurring throughout the entire league.” Teams are returning. “We expressed that we wanted to maintain pressure on the pedal going into the third period,” said Marchment, whose sole NHL hat trick occurred for Florida in February 2022. “And I thought we did a great job.”
Dallas coach Pete DeBoer stated, “The primary thing we wanted to improve from the previous night was not getting into a hole and chasing the game.” “That first period kind of set the tone for the rest of the night.”
Philipp Kurashev contributed to the Blackhawks’ scoring. Eleven consecutive road losses (0-10-1) have brought them to 24 points, which is the second-fewest in the NHL.
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Connor Bedard, an 18-year-old sensation for Chicago, assisted on the power-play goal that scored his rookie-high 33rd point in the third period after 39 seconds.
Six goals were permitted by Petr Mrazek on 32 attempts. Approximately five minutes into the third period, he was substituted with Arvid Soderblom, who conceded two goals on ten attempts.
Nick Foligno, a veteran on a young Chicago roster, stated, “My only hope is that we can finally hammer it through our thick heads how we’re going to have to play.” This was in reference to today’s game. “But that is not all.” Simply, that is not who we are. Such a team is not capable of prevailing. “That’s merely the hopes of the team.”
Hintz recorded his 15th of the season with a goal at 4:46 of the third period on Sunday, adding to his hat trick on Friday.
Tyler Johnson was sidelined for the third period as Chicago lost a forward during play for the second consecutive game.
When surrendering three or more goals, the Blackhawks fall to 0-17-1.
