Eaves lifts Stars to win
Hat trick helps sink Blackhawks; Lehtonen makes 44 saves
by Brian Hedger / NHL.com Correspondent
CHICAGO -- Patrick Eaves doesn't score goals in bunches often, but he did in the Dallas Stars' 4-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Thursday.
Eaves' second NHL hat trick helped the Stars (35-15-5) atone for a 5-1 loss to the Blackhawks (36-18-4) at American Airlines Center on Feb. 6 and improve to 2-1-0 against them. He scored all three of his three goals in the first period.
Stars' Eaves gets hat trick in first period
Forward helps build lead against Blackhawks
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Dallas Stars forward Patrick Eaves scored a hat trick in the first period against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Thursday.
Eaves scored at 3:19, 16:26 and 19:44 to help Dallas take a 4-0 lead.
Blackhawks' Panarin out with illness against Stars
Richard Panik steps into second line against Dallas
by Brian Hedger / NHL.com Correspondent
STARS (34-15-5) AT BLACKHAWKS (36-17-4)
TV: 8:30 p.m. ET; FS-SW, CSN-CH, SNP, NHL.TV
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks will again be without rookie left wing Artemi Panarin against the Dallas Stars at United Center on Thursday.