The Blackhawks didn’t skate until they warmed up on the ice in Dallas since losing to the Flyers. And they were facing one of the best teams in the league. So… yeah. Odds weren’t in their favor. But they played a really good first period. Chicago took the lead 3:20 into the first period and I’m not sure Arvid Söderblom ever saw the shot that tied the game almost eight minutes later. The Hawks had an 8-4 advantage in scoring chances and 3-2 advantage in high danger chances at 5-on-5 thru 20 minutes.
Chicago should have expected the Stars to push back to start the second period, but the Blackhawks came out firing just like they did in the first. The Hawks were able to take a lead… that lasted only 55 seconds. The second period, like the first, ended with the score tied. And the Blackhawks once again had the advantage in 5-on-5 scoring chances (9-6 in the second) and high danger chances (5-4).
In the middle of the third period, Söderblom made a huge save against a Jamie Benn breakaway as he came out of the box at the end of a Blackhawks power play. But the Hawks turned the puck over and somehow lost Mikko Rantanen on the doorstep. He deposited a rebound and Dallas had a 3-2 lead. But that lead lasted a whole 67 seconds — the Blackhawks flipped the script on the Stars and took their lead away quickly.
This game needed overtime! And then a shootout! And… Nick Lardis won the game in the shootout!
Nick Lardis WINS IT IN THE SHOOTOUT! pic.twitter.com/lV9z6IOaiz
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 28, 2025Star 1: Jason Dickinson
Dickinson’s line was really good in the first period; they didn’t allow a shot on goal at even strength and had an 86.01 expected goals for percentage at 5-on-5. In the second, Dickinson was able to give the Blackhawks a 2-1 lead with a snipe. By the end of the second period, Dickinson led the Blackhawks with four hits as well. His work against an elite power play tonight was exceptional as well.
GOAL: Jason Dickinson with a snipe to beat Oettinger pic.twitter.com/tazhJexZ44
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 28, 2025Star 2: Tyler Bertuzzi
Bertuzzi scored the first and third goals of the night for the Blackhawks, his 13th and 14th goals on the road already this season. The line of Bertuzzi-Dickinson-Slaggert was money tonight.
GOAL: Alex Vlasic fires a perfect pass off the rush to Tyler Bertuzzi to open the scoring pic.twitter.com/gaoMwIBplq
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 28, 2025GOAL: Tyler Bertuzzi puts a loose puck in for his second of the game. Blackhawks have tied it back up pic.twitter.com/xqIuOBpXda
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 28, 2025Star 3: Landon Slaggert
Slaggert might have been a late add to the roster, but he came out of the gates flying. He was effective all over the ice, and his speed was noticeable. He won a board battle to start the play that ended with Bertuzzi’s goal in the first period (he had the second assist on the goal). Slaggert had a team-high three hits and was tied for the team lead with two shots on net in the first period. Slaggert led the Blackhawks with five hits in regulation. He took over Ilya Mikheyev‘s spot with Dickinson on the top penalty kill unit as well. He was terrific tonight.
Landon Slaggert is impressing early. Here he speeds in to create a shot pic.twitter.com/gbof1w6gnt
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 28, 2025Key Takeaways
Söderblom made some enormous saves tonight, including this robbery against Rantanen with the game tied in the third period. He stopped 26 of 29 shots on net in regulation and made a couple huge saves in overtime as well.Another huge stop by Arvid. Rantanen was all alone pic.twitter.com/0bDkoMKJBn
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) December 28, 2025 Alex Vlasic was really good tonight For all of the complaints about the Blackhawks not shooting the puck enough before the Christmas break, they attacked all night tonight. They certainly held their own against one of the best teams in the league. The Dallas Stars’ power play is an absolute wagon, and they got an advantage in the first period with Oliver Moore in the box. Playing without Mikheyev made the PK a concern. But Louis Crevier came up huge — literally and figuratively — with a couple big plays to escape without the Stars tying the game. Jason Robertson hit two posts in the first period. The Stars won 14 of 20 faceoffs in the first period — and nine different skaters took a draw for Dallas in the opening 20 minutes. At the end of the second period, the Blackhawks’ line of Lardis, Dominic Toninato and Sam Lafferty was cooking. In 5:49 of 5-on-5 ice time, they had a 13-4 shot attempt advantage, 7-2 shot on net advantage and 79.99 expected goals for percentage. Moore and Lardis saw their ice time kept low again tonight. Moore’s speed was evident throughout and Lardis generated a good scoring chance in the third period. They both got ice time in overtime, though. And Lardis came thru in the shootout with the winner.Hence then, the article about blackhawks 4 stars 3 so three stars key takeaways was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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