Chicago Blackhawks (24 pts, 10-2-4) @ Dallas Stars (18 pts, 8-6-2)
7pm CDT, American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
TV : WGN
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks last game : 4-1 W vs Jets
Stars last game : 4-3 W (OT) @ Red Wings
Enemey Territory : Defending Big D
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
| Mar 25 ’14 | ||
| Dec 10 ’13 | ||
| Dec 03 ’13 | ||
| Nov 29 ’13 | ||
| Nov 09 ’13 | ||
95 : The percentage of penalties killed at home by the Stars this year.
52 : The number of penalty minutes dished out to Antoine Roussel this year, fourth most in the NHL.
27.8 : The Blackhawks power play success rate on the road, 2nd only behind Montreal’s 31%.
9 : Number of goals the Stars have scored in the 3rd period through 16 games.
6 : Number of consecutive games against the Blackhawks in which Jamie Benn has at least one point.
4 : Number of overtime wins for the Stars this year.
3 : Number of consecutive wins by the Stars, all of them on the road.
2 : Of the top three winningest active coaches are in tonight’s game. Joel Quenneville is first with 670 wins and Lindy Ruff is third with 579.
1 : Number of regulations losses by these two teams in their last ten games combined.
0 : Number of power play goals the Stars have scored at home in 18 chances this season.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad – Brandon Pirri – Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell – Andrew Shaw – Sheldon Brookbank
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (9-2-3, 2.10 GAA, .921 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Michael Kostka (broken foot) out, Michal Handzus (upper body) out, Brad Mills (lower body) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| P. Kane | 16 | 9 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Toews | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| M. Hossa | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Keith | 16 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Sharp | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
ProbableStars Lineup
Forwards
Jamie Benn – Tyler Seguin – Valeri Nichushkin
Ray Whitney – Cody Eakin – Alex Chiasson
Erik Cole – Vernon Fiddler – Rich Peverley
Antoine Roussel – Shawn Horcoff – Ryan Garbutt
Defensive Pairings
Brenden Dillon – Stephane Robidas
Trevor Daley – Sergei Gonchar
Alex Goligoski – Jordie Benn
Goaltender
Kari Lehtonen (7-2-2, 2.01 GAA, .934 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
None
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| J. Benn | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Seguin | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Chiasson | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| C. Eakin | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| R. Peverley | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Team Stats
| GP | RECORD | HOME | AWAY | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP% | PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO% | |
| CHI | 16 | 10-2-4 | 6-1-3 | 4-1-1 | 6-1-3 | 3.38 | 2.56 | 21 | 74.4 | 8.4 | 34.2 | 27.1 | 51.4 |
| DAL | 16 | 8-6-2 | 3-1-2 | 5-5-0 | 5-3-2 | 2.56 | 2.88 | 13.5 | 83.3 | 12.6 | 30.8 | 33.3 | 50 |