In Dallas, The Chicago Alex DeBrincat scored his second goal of the game in extra time to send the Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Stars on Sunday afternoon. 
“We’ve struggled in overtime and shootouts in the past few games (lost previous four this season),” DeBrincat said. “It’s definitely nice to get that first one under us and we can go from there.”
Malcolm Subban made 30 saves for the win.
“It’s great, it’s great for everyone,” Subban said of his first win with the Blackhawks. “I didn’t have too much to do out there. They kept a lot of stuff to the outside. To be honest, I feel like I got kind of lucky there a couple times.”
Chicago improved to 5-4-4.
“We had a really good start, first 10 minutes or so we were buzzing,” Blackhawks head coach Jeremy Colliton said. “A lot of energy and speed in the offensive zone. The game kind of settled down after that and it was a grind, but [our] power play came through for us. I thought the penalty kill (3-for-3) was really good.”
Jason Robertson was the lone goal scorer for Dallas, it was his first NHL goal.
“It was a weird bounce,” Robertson said. “I just went hard to the net and I knew I felt something off my pants. Originally, I thought I heard [Murphy] kind of gasp. I thought I hit his goalie, but the puck ended up going in.”
Dallas dropped to 5-2-2.
“I don’t like waking up in the morning and us not being in a playoff position at all,” Stars head coach Rick Bowness said. “Regardless, the games in hand mean absolutely nothing if you don’t win them. We left a point on the board today, in my opinion, and we’ve got to get it back on Tuesday night.”
Jake Oettinger made 33 saves in the loss.
“The guys did a really good job in front of me, limited their chances,” Oettinger said. “Obviously, they have some firepower, they’re very offensive. … You never know when you’re going to get the call, so just happy to get the start and I just have to be ready at all times.”
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