DALLAS _ The Blackhawks were hanging tough in a difficult building against the hottest team in hockey Saturday night to start a key run of five straight divisional games.
At the very least, they needed to walk away with a point. And that's what they got.
Joe Pavelski and Tyler Seguin scored shootout goals to give the Stars a 2-1 victory and send the Hawks to their third straight loss. The Hawks moved to 9-9-5. Stars are 13-1-1 in their last 15 after starting 1-7-1.
Robin Lehner stopped 40 shots for the Hawks, who play host to the Stars on Tuesday at the United Center.
Patrick Kane had a breakaway midway through the overtime but was denied by Stars goalie Anton Khudobin. Seconds later, the Hawks were called for their second penalty of the game for having too many men on the ice, giving the Stars a 4-on-3. But the hosts couldn't convert.
The Hawks thought they had the go-ahead goal with three minutes remaining in regulation, but it was ruled Dylan Strome's stick was above his shoulders when he deflected in a shot from the point.
The Stars got on the board first when a John Klingberg shot from the blue line deflected off Roope Hintz and past Lehner to make it 1-0.
However, before the first period was over, Olli Maatta finished off a 2-on-1 with Alex DeBrincat to tie it up with 2 minutes, 36 seconds remaining. It was Maatta's first of the season and gave Hawks defensemen eight goals in their last six games.
Duncan Keith put on a defensive clinic during one first-period sequence. He slid on his stomach and used his stick to break up a 2-on-1 pass. Seconds later, Corey Perry was alone in front of the net with the puck and Lehner out of position, but Keith skated through the crease behind Lehner and distracted Perry enough to force his shot wide.
The Stars didn't get their first power play until midway through the second period after a difficult shift for Erik Gustafsson. He turned the puck over in the defensive zone, then took a holding penalty after the Hawks couldn't clear the puck.
That didn't hurt the Hawks, and neither did the Stars' second power play near the end of the second. The Hawks were called for having too many men, but seven seconds later, Pavelski went off for elbowing.
Less than a minute later, great work by Jonathan Toews in the offensive zone drew a penalty, and the Hawks ended up with an excellent power-play opportunity to start the third period. But they couldn't convert despite 46 seconds of 4-on-3 time, seven seconds of a 5-on-3 and about a minute with a traditional 5-on-4.
The Hawks nearly went ahead shortly afterward when Andrew Shaw slapped a puck across the slot to Dominik Kubalik, who appeared to have an open net. But Khudobin was able to get over in time to make the save.
A scrum ensued, and the Hawks thought they had put the puck in, but the referee ruled no goal. A lengthy video review confirmed the call on the ice.
