Corey Crawford tied his season high with 42 saves, and Patrick Kane and Artemi Panarin scored in a shootout for the Chicago Blackhawks to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday at United Center
Chicago extended its Central Division and Western Conference lead to eight points over second-place Minnesota, who fell to Philadelphia on Thursday.
HAWKS
**RECAP: Panarin, Crawford lead Hawks to season sweep of Stars (SCH)
**Belfour reflects on fulfilling ‘childhood dream’ of playing for Hawks (CSN)
**SCH guide to Hawks slang, nicknames, jargon (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**RECAP: Wild fall to Flyers, fail to clinch playoff spot (Hockey Wilderness)
**Wild prospect Kunin leaves Wisconsin, turns pro (Hockey Wilderness)
**RECAP: Paajarvi scores twice as Blues eliminate Canucks from playoff race (St.