Dallas checked a bunch of boxes as it rolled in a dominant 5-1 victory against a struggling divisional rival on the road

The Chicago Blackhawks have now lost four straight games, while the Dallas Stars are now 5-4-1 in their last 10 games.

The Chicago Blackhawks will start Arvid Soderblom which suggests that Petr Mrazek will start the Winter Classic.

Connor Bedard scored a goal and Arvid Soderblom made 28 saves for the Blackhawks (12-23-2), who have lost four in a row. Bedard gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead on the power play at 12:20 of the first period when his shot from the left circle deflected in off the stick of Stars forward Sam Steel.

Matt Duchene and Jamie Benn each had a goal and two assists to lead six players with multi-point nights and Jake Oettinger made 24 saves to lift the visiting Dallas Stars to a 5-1 rout of the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

The Chicago Blackhawks fell to the Dallas Stars on Sunday by a final score of 5-1. They are now on a four-game losing streak.