CHICAGO _ The Blackhawks rebounded from their overtime loss to the Canucks with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Stars on Thursday at the United Center.
With the Wild's loss to the Flyers, the Hawks moved eight points ahead of them in the Central Division.
Patrick Kane and Artemi Panarin scored in the shootout for the Hawks while Corey Crawford had a strong night in net after one of his worst outings of the season on Sunday. He finished with 42 saves.
Marian Hossa scored the on a shot from the slot 8 minutes, 37 seconds into the third period to make it 2-1. The play was set up with a pass from Nick Schmaltz and a screen from Marcus Kruger.
Ales Hemsky scored his second of two goals on the night to tie the score at 14:51.
Kane continued his strong second half of the season by scoring the Hawks' first goal on a first-period power play. After the Stars missed on a short-handed breakaway, Kane and Richard Panik ended up in a 2-on-1 going the other way. Kane carried the puck into the offensive zone and decided to keep the puck instead of passing to Panik. It was a good decision that resulted in Kane's 33rd goal of the season.
The Stars got on the board in the second period when Hemsky scored from the slot at 12:26 during a period the Stars outshot the Hawks 14-7.
