The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Dallas Stars 6-2 on Wednesday night. It was as good a game as you could ask for from this group.
This season has been a tough one for the Blackhawks for the most part, but they’ve played up to their competition. When they have super elite opponents on the other side, they have found ways to stay in it and even win.
It took Taylor Hall just 17 seconds to score the first goal of the game. Hall’s third of the season put the Blackhawks on the right foot.
Just over five minutes into the game, Hall scored his second goal of the game to make it 2-0. He had a “hat trick” five minutes into the match.
The Blackhawks enjoyed scoring goals in the first minute of the period. They did it again in the second when Connor Bedard got out of a slump with a goal to make it 3-0.
Remarkably, Teuvo Teravainen scored to make it 4-0 just a few minutes after Bedard’s goal. All the guys you would want to score got on the board. What followed was the story of the game.
After former Blackhawk Colin Blackwell scored to put Dallas on the board, Taylor Hall scored his third goal of the game for a hat trick. For Taylor Hall, it was the fifth hat trick in his NHL career.
Hall has dealt with a lot in his career. There were injuries, bad teams and trades that caused him to have these ups and downs. The former Hart Trophy winner certainly had his signature game with the Blackhawks in this one.
The good game didn’t end there for Chicago either. Louis Crevier scored his first NHL goal at 13:18 of the second period. It quickly became a night to remember for several players in this game.
In the third period, Matt Duchene scored a power play goal for the Stars to make it 6-2. That would be the end of the scoring.
Entering this game, it was clear that Chicago’s front line needed to play big to beat the Stars. Taylor Hall scored three and Connor Bedard scored one. That’s the definition of a big game for a line that was put together just a few days ago.
Hall was an elite player in the past and is still a talented player. Connor Bedard makes everyone better and Kurashev has enough skill to keep up. It might be wise to keep them together if you’re Luke Richardson.
There’s a lot to be thankful for watching a game like this. Now the Hawks will return from the holiday with a big win over the Minnesota Wild at the Exel Energy Center.
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