Robertson lifts Stars to 5-4 overtime win against Blackhawks

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<p>CHICAGO &mdash; Jason Robertson scored 4:30 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Monday night in the final game of the season for each team.</p>
<p>Miro Heiskanen had a goal and an assist for Dallas (23-19-14), which had dropped six of seven. Joe Pavelski, Jason Dickinson and Joel Kiviranta also scored, and Jake Oettinger made 19 saves.</p>
<p>The Stars controlled play for most of the night, finishing with a 50-23 advantage in shots on goal. But they trailed 4-2 before Kiviranta and Dickinson scored 1:54 apart midway through the third.</p>
<p>Radek Faksa received a double minor for high-sticking late in regulation, but Dallas killed off the penalty. Jamie Benn then had a shot that trickled past Blackhawks goaltender Collin Delia, and Robertson knocked it home for his 17th on the year.</p>
<p>Delia made 45 stops and Alex DeBrincat extended his goal-scoring streak to seven in a row, but Chicago (24-26-6) finished the season with seven losses in its last nine games. DeBrincat, Dylan Strome, Pius Suter and Vinnie Hinostroza each had a goal and an assist</p>
<p>DeBrincat and Suter helped Chicago get off to a fast start in just its second game of the season with a crowd at the United Center.</p>
<p>DeBrincat jumped on a Dallas turnover, skated in alone on Oettinger and converted a backhand 53 seconds into the game. Suter then got a slick pass from DeBrincat and sent a wrist shot from the right circle past Oettinger on the glove side at 1:22.</p>
<p>The 23-year-old DeBrincat finished with a team-high 32 goals. He had nine goals and two assists during his season-ending scoring streak.</p>
<p>Dallas got one back when a wide-open Pavelski slammed home his team-best 25th from right in front with 4:30 left in the first.</p>
<p>Heiskanen rung a shot off the post in the post in the second, and the Blackhawks rushed down to the other end for a 2-on-0 break. Strome got a pass from Hinostroza and beat Oettinger for a 3-1 lead with 3:32 left.</p>
<p>It was Strome’s first goal since April 10 and No. 9 on the year. He was a healthy scratch for four of the previous nine games.</p>
<p>WORTH NOTING</p>
<p>Forwards Patrick Kane, Dominik Kubalik and David Kampf played in every game for the Blackhawks. Pavelski and defensemen Jamie Oleksiak and Esa Lindell accomplished the feat for the Stars.</p>
<p>BIG STARS</p>
<p>The Blackhawks recognized their COVID-19 testing staff during a first-period timeout. The crowd cheered when they showed the workers on the overhead videoboard.</p>
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