The emotional swings continued for the Chicago Blackhawks. At least it was good vibes being felt at the United Center.
The Blackhawks thrashed their division rivals, the Dallas Stars, 6-2 as the offensive exploded after weeks of being impotent.
This was the type of victory that supported goalie Petr Mrazek, who has been good this season but has been asked to play like a Vezina Trophy winner every night just to give the Hawks a shot at victory.
Petr did not need to be elite in this contest as the Hawks spotted him four goals before he gave up his first goal in the second period.
Taylor Hall and Connor Bedard led the way with their two achievements last night.
Hall registered his first hat trick since 2013. He also gets to claim having a hat trick against the Blackhawks and now for the Hawks.
He spotted the Blackhawks a two-goal lead early in the first period and then the hats started flying onto the ice when he picked his third goal in the second period.
Bedard snapped his 12-game goal-scoring drought when he lit the lamp early in the second period. Credit Tyler Bertuzzi for keeping the puck in the offensive zone and slipping a nice pass to Connor for the power-play goal.
You consider this an accomplishment as this lack of goals was starting to show Bedard might be human. He was growing discouraged. This frustration led many to wonder if Luke Richardson was the right head coach for him.
Getting a goal 17 seconds into the game from Hall also might show that putting Hall and Philipp Kurashev on the top line with Bedard might be the right combination. Richardson has tinkered with the lines as if he is trying to compose his requiem.
It has left Bedard not being able to establish chemistry with any of his linemates. He had good chemistry with Kurashev last season, so it makes sense to see if those two can rekindle that.
Philipp has struggled this season, but he did pick up the assist on Hall's first goal. Although, a lot of the work on that first goal was done by Hall.
That was vintage Hall right there. Hopefully, last night was the start of a top-line pairing that can produce the kind of offense the Blackhawks need to win that elusive three games or more in a row.
Louis Crevier scored his first career NHL goal in the blowout victory.
Crevier got in on the accomplishments when he scored the Hawks' sixth and final goal of the game with 6:42 left in the second period.
He was at the right place, at the right time, when Ilya Mikheyev made a nice charge toward the net. Crevier was in perfect position as the trailer when Mikheyev slipped a beautiful drop-off pass after Stars' goalie Casey DeSmith to his right leaving the majority of the net wide-open.
Maybe the Blackhawks would not have roughed up the Stars if Jake Oettinger had been in goal. Since he was not, it was good to see the Hawks' offense finally explode.