Chicago, IL (My Sportsbook) - Patrick Kane recorded a goal and two assists, as the Chicago Blackhawks pulled away for a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars at United Center.

Cameron Barker finished with a goal and an assist for Chicago, which snapped a two-game skid. Brent Sopel, Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien each tallied in the win for the Blackhawks.

"It feels good to contribute," Sopel said. "We're getting chances to get in the lead. We can't wait for the top guys to score every night. We need to be a balanced team from front to back."

Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 21-of-23 shots for Chicago, including all 10 he saw in the third period. The Blackhawks improved to 4-0-2 at home this season.

Loui Eriksson and Steve Ott each scored for Dallas, which played without center Brad Richards, who was scratched with a lower body injury.

Tobias Stephan made 27 saves in the loss for the Stars, who have not recorded back-to-back wins this season.

"We're not very good. We're not coming up the ice in-sync with good passes stick to stick, to allow the guy with the puck to make a decent play," Dallas' Mike Modano said. "We're always coming from behind, every game."

With the game tied in the middle of the second period, Sopel gave the Blackhawks the lead. A pass from Kane from the left side of the ice went to the top of the right circle for Sopel, whose blast from there beat Stephan for a 3-2 Chicago edge with 6:34 left in the period.

The Blackhawks maintained that advantage well into the third period, then added a pair of insurance goals. A Dallas turnover in the Chicago end led to a 2-on-1 rush for the Blackhawks. Ladd got to the puck first on the left side of the ice and had a clear lane to shoot, as the lone Stars defender was forced to stay in the slot to protect against a cross-ice pass.

Ladd then snapped a shot over Stephan with 6:10 remaining for a 4-2 Blackhawks lead. Byfuglien tallied with 4:09 remaining to increase Chicago's lead to three.

Eriksson scored the game's opening goal at the 6:17 mark of the first period, but Barker evened the contest with a power-play goal at the midway point of the stanza.

Kane's goal with 1:10 left in the first gave Chicago a 2-1 edge, but Ott netted the equalizer at 7:39 of the second.

Game Notes

Richards is listed as day-to-day...It was Kane's sixth goal this season...Mike Ribeiro assisted on Eriksson's goal for his 11th helper this season...Dallas was 0-for-5 on power-play chances, while Chicago went 1-for-4 with the man- advantage...The teams split four meetings last season...On Friday, the Stars recalled forward Chris Conner from Peoria of the American Hockey League, after placing forward Joel Lundqvist on the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury. Lundqvist's injury is expected to keep him out four-to-six weeks.