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DALLAS -- Patrick Sharp is having a big season -- and thats just counting his stats against the Stars. Sharp extended his domination of Dallas with two more goals that sent the Chicago Blackhawks to a 6-2 victory Tuesday night. Brandon Saad also scored twice for Chicago, which has won three of the four games between the teams. One victory was in a shootout. Sharp has four goals and four assists against the Stars this season, with one goal at home and the other seven points in three games at Dallas. In his last eight games versus the Stars, he has eight goals and seven assists. "Weve had some success here, but its still a tough place to play and the Stars are a tough team to play against," Sharp said. "I thought we did a good job of sending a lot of pucks on net. Not too many prime chances, but the ones we had, we made sure we capitalized on them." Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists for the Blackhawks. Defenceman Michael Kostka returned after missing 24 games because of a foot injury to score Chicagos first goal. The Central Division-leading Blackhawks (22-6-5) reached six goals for the fifth time this season, and second in a row. They defeated Florida 6-2 on Sunday. Dallas has given up six goals in three different losses. Antoine Roussel scored in the second period for the Stars (14-10-5) to end Antti Raantas shutout bid. Roussel was credited with another goal when he deflected Sergei Gonchars drive into the net with 19 seconds remaining in the game. "I thought when we scored our first goal, we kind of got the momentum. But then they bounced back again. Theyre a hard team to play against," Roussel said. Three of Roussels seven goals have come against Chicago. "Hes the one bright spot," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. "They hate playing against him, and he showed why. He wasnt afraid to get into dirty places and he got rewarded for being in the right place. I admire the way he plays the game." Ruff couldnt find much else to say about his team that was positive. "We just got flat-out outworked. Youre not going to win like that. That was something weve taken a lot of pride in, but we got outskated," he said. "If we want to be one of the best teams, weve got to beat the best." Raanta finished with 27 saves for his fourth win. Dan Ellis replaced Stars starter Kari Lehtonen after he gave up four goals in the first 28:20. Chicago dominated the first period, with 14 shots on goal to four for the Stars. The defending Stanley Cup champions scored barely 2 minutes into the game. Kostka drove the puck from the top of the right circle toward a crowd in front of Lehtonen. The deflected puck slid toward the right post. Lehtonen smothered the puck with his glove, and the goal light did not go on. After a video review, referee Kelly Sutherland announced that the puck had crossed the goal line. Kostka had his second goal of the season, in just his third NHL game this season. He also played on a conditioning assignment at Rockford of the American Hockey League. "Its always good to be able to get right back in the action after a little bit of a time off there," Kostka said. "It was good also to be able to go down to Rockford and get a few games in. I had to get my timing back." Seconds after the Stars Dustin Jeffrey sent a close-in attempt wide left, the Blackhawks quickly moved the puck up ice. Kane skated in on a breakaway and beat Lehtonen at 12:05 for his 17th goal and a 2-0 lead. "When we let go of coverage and give Kane a breakaway, thats inexcusable," Ruff said. The Blackhawks went up 3-0 on Saads first goal 2:46 into the second period. Kostka took a shot from a narrow angle, Dallas couldnt control the rebound and Saad poked the puck in from in front of the net. "Its good obviously when you start like that, you can build off it," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. 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They displayed that, at times, when there was the odd breakdown and when they had a chance to score, Tuukka was up to the task. Without a doubt in my mind he was the best player.The Rangers have lost 3-0 in consecutive games after winning five straight and 13 of 14.I think anytime it goes two games, no matter what the score might be, I think we ought to get back to the basic, back to simple hockey, the way we were playing when we were winning, Rangers forward Rick Nash said.David Krejci and Loui Eriksson also scored for Boston, which has earned points in nine consecutive games (6-0-3). Torey Krug added two assists. It was Rasks 25th NHL shutout.Cam Talbot made 29 saves for the Rangers, with top goalie Henrik Lundqvist getting the night off. New York began of stretch of three road games in four days. Talbot also played the third period of Tuesday nights home loss to the New York Islanders.You cant overthink it, Rangers forward Martin St. Louis said. We got it going pretty good, but by no means are we thinking that, Hey, you know, lets lay off a little bit. No, were trying to win games.ddddddddddddWere playing some tough teams in tough buildings and were going to bite, scratch, claw, whatever trying to get some wins here heading into the break.The Bruins have earned at least a point in their last eight games against New York (6-0-2).With Boston leading 1-0, Krejci redirected defenceman Krugs pass behind Talbot 2:49 into the second period. Krug wound up for a slap shot, but instead sent a perfect pass to Krejci at the top edge of the crease.Eriksson made it 3-0 with 10:11 left in the third.The Bruins took a 1-0 lead on Bergerons goal four minutes into the first. Defenceman Dougie Hamilton fired a shot from the left point, and Talbot mishandled the rebound before Bergeron slipped the puck between his pads.The Bruins owned a 13-7 edge in shots after one period, but the Rangers had much better chances.I thought Tuukka played unbelievable, Boston centre Chris Kelly said. He was our best player tonight and he has been for a while and thats good to see.Rask made a pair of stellar stops about two minutes apart after Bergerons goal. The first came when former Boston College star Chris Kreider broke in alone down the left wing, cut in front, but was robbed by Rasks left pad.On the second bid, Lee Stempniak took a pass and broke in alone, but Rask dropped to make a pad save. Carl Hagelin also hit the post at the end of a 3-on-2 break.In the second period, Nash had a clean breakaway but fired a wrister over the net.NOTES: Rangers top-line centre Derek Stepan missed the game because of an upper-body injury sustained in Tuesdays loss. ... Boston general manager Peter Chiarelli announced that RW David Pastrnak will remain with the team for a 10th game, thus burning a year of his entry-level contract. ... Talbot came in with 4-3-1 record, but three of the wins were shutouts. ... Krejcis next point will be his 400th. ' ' '