Connor Bedard ends drought and Petr Mrazek stands on head in Blackhawks win over Stars NBC Chicago [Video]

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The Chicago Blackhawks won their third straight home game after beating the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday at the United Center.

Here are 10 observations from the win:

1. The Blackhawks had no business winning this game. At one point, shots were 32-11 Dallas and yet Chicago was leading 3-0. That’s hockey for you, huh?

2. The Stars made a third-period push. Jamie Benn scored with 4:23 left in regulation to cut the deficit to 3-2, and 33 seconds later, Jason Dickinson committed a tripping penalty to put the Stars on the power play. The Blackhawks bent but didn’t break. It was a nervy finish.

3. Petr Mrazek was unbelievable in this game. He turned aside the first 32 shots he faced and had saved 2.44 goals above expected before Dallas finally broke through in the second period, per Natural Stat Trick. He also started in his 50th game of the season, which …