Roope Hintz extended his scoring streak to four games with his third career hat trick, and the Dallas Stars beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Thursday night in the Hawks’ first home game since the Patrick Kane trade.
Jamie Benn snapped a tie in the third period and Matt Murray made 19 saves in his NHL debut, helping the Stars (33-16-13) to their third win in four games.
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Back at home after trading Kane to the New York Rangers on Tuesday, the Hawks (21-35-5) dropped their third straight. The team showed a Kane tribute video during the first period, and fans thanked the three-time Stanley Cup champion with chalk messages in a United Center parking lot.
The Hawks played without Max Domi, who was scratched for what the team said was “roster management.” The veteran forward also could be on the move ahead of Friday’s trade deadline.
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The Hawks trailed 2-1 after the first period, but Seth Jones scored 26 seconds into the second on a shot through traffic from outside the right circle. It the All-Star defenseman’s seventh goal of the season.
The Stars went ahead to stay when Benn scored his 25th goal from in close just 45 seconds into the third. He has six goals in his last 10 games.
After the Hawks came up empty on a power play, Esa Lindell and Hintz added empty-net goals.
The Stars jumped in front on Hintz’s 27th goal 10:21 into the first period. With Caleb Jones in the penalty box for high-sticking, Joe Pavelski was stopped by /Hawks goalie Petr Mrázek, but the center got the puck back and set up Hintz in the left circle.
Cole Guttman scored his third goal when he knocked home a rebound at 15:54, but the Stars got another power-play opportunity when Jarred Tinordi was sent off for tripping. Hintz then made it 2-1 on a one-timer off a cross-ice pass from Miro Heiskanen.
