Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin and Jason Spezza each had a goal and an assist, and Kari Lehtonen made 21 saves to lift the Dallas Stars past the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Friday for the top spot in the Western Conference at American Airlines Center.
Teuvo Teravainen and Tomas Fleischmann scored for Chicago (41-22-6).
Also: If you’re a woman who wants to write about the Blackhawks (yeah, I know), please get in touch with me! @2ndCityHockey is always open.
— Satchel Price (@SatchelPrice) March 11, 2016
HAWKS
**Recap: Hawks fall to Stars, drop to third place in Central (CSNC)
**Penalty kill not killing (CSNC)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Blues sign Gunnarsson to three-year, $8.7 million extension (STLGT)
**Recap: Blues top Ducks for fifth straight win (STLGT)
NHL
**Dennis Wideman’s 20-game suspension reduced to 10 games by independent arbitrator (SBN NHL)
**No charges for Sabres’ Evander Kane following investigation into sexual assault (The Buffalo News)
**Oilers activate Nugent-Hopkins from IR (theScore)
**Habs’ Subban released from hospital (EOTP)
**Recap: Penguins top Blue Jackets, lose Malkin (Pensburgh)
**Recap: Power surge carries Flyers past Lightning (BSH)
**Recap: Richardson’s two goals help Coyotes top Flames (FFH)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Hockey East: Demko pitches 10th shutout, BC tops Vermont (SBNCH)
**Hockey East: Slow start dooms Notre Dame (ND Insider)