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After Chicago's Alex DeBrincat and Dallas' Jason Robertson
traded goals to open the shootout, the netminders settled in,
matching respective stellar efforts from regulation and
overtime. The Blackhawks' Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots for
a shutout of his own, but still was credited with the loss.
The Stars' Tyler Seguin had a chance early in overtime that
trickled off the crossbar.
Oettinger stopped a DeBrincat one-timer on a 2-on-1 pass from
Patrick Kane in the opening minute of the extra session.
Fleury kept the hosts afloat with multiple highlight-reel stops.
Perhaps his most impressive save came with 6.5 seconds remaining
in the second period, as Fleury sprawled to his left to deny
Roope Hintz just outside the crease with a brilliant glove save.
Fleury stopped a pair of Dallas odd-man rushes in the first
period.
Oettinger continued to shine in net for the Stars as veteran
Braden Holtby contends with various injuries. Three nights
removed from stopping a career-best 46 shots in a road win
against the Colorado Avalanche, Oettinger held the Blackhawks in
check to improve to 5-1-0 in his past six starts.
Chicago suffered its sixth straight defeat at the United Center,
and has been outscored 27-10 during the skid, with Friday
marking the lone one-goal margin over that period. The
Blackhawks, who are set to host the Eastern Conference-leading
Florida Panthers on Sunday afternoon, haven't won on home ice
since blanking Anaheim 3-0 on Jan. 15.
Radek Faksa returned for Dallas after missing the past three
games with a lower-body injury.
The game was rescheduled after the initial meeting between the
clubs set for Dec. 23 was postponed when the NHL moved up its
holiday break amid COVID-19 concerns.
--Field Level Media
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