Another Blackhawk Win! Is Dallas This Good?

Jamie Benn was recently signed to a five-year contract with Dallas. He kinda wished he would start it off with a win against the Blackhawks.

The Dallas Stars, unfortunately, did not see a W in their favor, as Marian Hossa scored on a power 1:41 into overtime to give the Blackhawks a 3-2 comeback win over the Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday night.

What set up the winning overtime goal was that Dallas captain Brenden Morrow was called for interference. Hossa then took advantage by firing a one-timer past Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen after a sweet, behind-the-back pass from Patrick Kane. That's what they call "a sweet shot to win it."

The Blackhawks are now 4-0 and matched their best start since the 1972-73 season. Corey Crawford was splendid in goal tonight, making 21 saves and stopped Stars player Ryan Garbutt on a penalty shot.

The Chicago offense has really come around to start the season. It put up 14 goals in their previous three games, but they really needed the man-advantage in order to score all three of those goals and overtake the Stars.

I am a big believer in this Chicago team. It's got all the tools and the offense to really make a run at the Stanley Cup. But I'm more worried about what this defense might give up if the offense somehow goes through a flunk, which I don't believe will happen. Chicago is looking like an elite team, like the new Detroit Red Wings. They seem poised and ready to really take over this high-powered Western Conference.

Now on to the Stars, who have 2-1-1. They got a point from this game so it really shows that they have the skill and the talent to stay in games and get at least that one point. But the one thing that might drag on with them if they don't correct it is their power play. In example, Niklas Hjalmarsson was giving a tripping penalty with 1:18 left in regulation, which put the Stars on the power play for the rest of regulation. But even though the advantage went into overtime, the inability to capitalize really hurt this team's chances of winning. Power play is a key factor for teams to get goal production, so if the Stars want to do that, they have to capitalize where they need to.

But the Stars have life and there's plenty of game left to get it corrected. And here's one thing going for them. Dallas entered having allowed one goal during 5-on-5 play through their first three games. That's a positive going in the right direction. This team is strong, but it needs to produce and capitalize when on the power play.

Chicago is 4-0. Dallas gained a point, but they're still strong. Looks like two teams headed in the right direction.