Robertson scores two in 6-4 win over Chicago

CHICAGO -- Jason Robertson scored two goals, and the Dallas Stars gained ground in the Western Conference wild card race with a 6-4 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Sunday.

Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists, and Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn and Joe Pavelski each had a goal and an assist for Dallas (41-27-4), which had lost two in a row, including 3-1 to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Jake Oettinger made 36 saves.
"Yeah, that was a great win for us today," Hintz said. "Obviously, yesterday we didn't play very well, so it was a huge, huge comeback for us today, and yeah, it was nice to play, and it was clicking."
The Stars moved two points ahead of the Vegas Golden Knights for the second wild card and within one point of the Nashville Predators for the first.
"Yeah, after last night, a game that was very disappointing, was very proud of the guys the way they responded," Dallas coach Rick Bowness said. "We came out ready to go. It was a really good effort by everybody."

DAL@CHI: Robertson gives Stars back the lead

Chicago (24-37-11) has lost seven in a row (0-5-2). Kevin Lankinen allowed five goals on 20 shots before being replaced at the start of the third period by Collin Delia, who made nine saves.
"Overall, I thought we competed much better," Blackhawks coach Derek King said. "Happy with the way we competed. We had some chances, we just couldn't score. I'm sure we could have used a couple of stops here and there. I'm sure the goalies feel the same way. I'll never throw goalies or anything (under the bus). We need to be better in front of them, I guess, and clean up some of the mess.
"We needed something to change, so that's why I changed (goalies). A little shaky, that's all."
Benn gave the Stars a 1-0 lead at 4:14 of the first period, converting on a rebound in front one second before a power play expired.
Philipp Kurashev tied it 1-1 at 8:09. After John Klingberg couldn't handle a pass in the neutral zone, Kurashev skated in on a 2-on-1 and scored when his pass redirected in off Esa Lindell.
Jonathan Toews gave Chicago a 2-1 lead with a power-play goal at 11:24. He flipped the puck toward the net from the left-wing boards, where it was again redirected in by the stick of Lindell.
Pavelski tied it 2-2 with a redirection on the power play at 13:45. He then intercepted a pass by Kirby Dach and fed Hintz, who scored from the high slot to make it 3-2 at 1:47 of the second period.
"[Dach] had that turnover inside our blue line," King said. "I looked at it. You could see what he was trying to do, hit the weak-side 'D' jumping up. They knocked it down. Those are the kind of mistakes that are kind of haunting us of late."
Boris Katchouk tied it 3-3 at 9:11 with a one-timer off a cross-ice pass from Erik Gustafsson.
Robertson put Dallas back in front 4-3 at 11:13, banking a shot off Lankinen from below the goal line, and extended the lead to 5-3 at 14:32 with a shot from the top of the right circle.

DAL@CHI: Robertson nets his 2nd goal of the period

Seguin made it 6-3 at 15:25 of the third period on a wraparound.
"We had a lot of good stuff going," Pavelski said. "There's been stretches in the last month where we've had a lot of looks, me especially at times, and it hasn't gone in. When it starts going in, we had a lot of looks tonight. We were finishing well tonight and had confidence."
Dach scored from a sharp angle at 17:03 for the 6-4 final.
"Definitely disappointing," Chicago forward Patrick Kane said. "I think we're all competitors and we want to finish out the season strong. Even though we're out of the playoffs, just try to come in with an open mindset and compete every night. For the most part, I thought we played OK tonight. Just a couple breakdowns.
"I think there's always a reason to play and be competitive. You're always playing for something, pride or creating a good impression for yourself personally and for this group we have. We can take that and try to keep building on it, but it would definitely be nice to mix in a win here"
NOTES: Robertson leads the Stars with 34 goals this season. Only Seguin (37 in 2013-14) has scored more in a season at the age of 22 or younger in their history. … Blackhawks forward Dominik Kubalik was a healthy scratch.