Blackhawks

So far, a nice road grip The Dallas Stars -- and their goaltender, Marty Turco, in particular -- had been brutal against the Blackhawks, especially at American Airlines Center. The Hawks were 1-8-2 with one tie on the Stars' home ice since 2001-02, and Turco owned a 14-2-1 career record against the Hawks going into the second game of the Hawks' six-game road trip Thursday night.

All signs point to Blackhawks' trade for Nylander

DALLAS -- The Blackhawks have been trying to trade for a veteran center since the season started, and they might be on the brink of finally pulling it off.

Hawks deny trade for Caps' Nylander

DALLAS -- The Blackhawks have been working to trade for a veteran center since the season started, and they might be on the brink of finally pulling it off. Though the club denied a trade had been made, the makings of one involving the Hawks' Dustin Byfuglien and the Washington Capitals' Michael Nylander that has been talked about all week throughout the NHL were there Thursday.

Blackhawks notes

Hawks' Johnson quite an addition The Blackhawks aren't into individual statistics. They're just trying to stay in playoff position as they enter Game 2 of their six-game trip tonight against the Dallas Stars. There's one individual stat that's intriguing, though. Defenseman Aaron Johnson, who didn't even make the season-opening roster, is tied for second in the NHL in plus/minus at plus-11. Only Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin (plus-17) rates higher.

Versteeg, Khabibulin lead Blackhawks past Stars Kris Versteeg scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 30 seconds left in the second period, and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 31 shots to help the Blackhawks beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Thursday night. Patrick Kane had a pair of goals for the Blackhawks, who had lost three of their previous four, and Martin Havlat, Ben Eager and Brian Campbell added goals.