Arttu Hyry scored two goals and Jake Oettinger stopped all 19 shots he faced as the Dallas Stars defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Saturday night at United Center.
Following a scoreless opening period, Jason Robertson broke the deadlock at 4:58 of the second period on the power play. Robertson beat goaltender Spencer Knight with a wrist shot off assists from Mikko Rantanen and Thomas Harley. Later in the frame, Hyry added an even-strength goal at 14:10, receiving a pass from Sam Steel before snapping a wrist shot into the net to give Dallas a 2-0 cushion.
Dallas expanded the lead early in the final frame. Hyry tallied his second goal of the night 1:27 into the third period, scoring on a backhand shot assisted by Nils Lundkvist. Roope Hintz capped the scoring at 9:40 of the third with an even-strength wrist shot, set up by Tyler Seguin and Robertson.
Oettinger earned the shutout victory with 19 saves, turning away every shot Chicago generated. Knight stopped 28 of 32 shots in the loss for the Blackhawks. Dallas finished 1-for-4 on the power play while killing off all four Chicago power-play opportunities. The Stars also controlled the faceoff circle, winning 37 of 55 draws (67.3 percent).
The victory lifted the Stars to a 4-3-1 record on the season and extended their winning streak to two games. Chicago fell to 3-6-0 following the loss.
Dallas returns to action on Tuesday, October 20, when it hosts the Boston Bruins. Chicago remains at home to face the Montreal Canadiens on Friday, October 23.
