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Chicago Blackhawks (10-2-4) at Dallas Stars (8-6-2)
American Airlines Center
8PM Eastern/7 Central
WGN,FS-SW+/WGN Radio


THE BUZZ

The Hawks face the retooled Stars for the first time this season at perhaps not the best moment—the Stars have found their footing of late and appear to be a tough road match for the Hawks.

The Stars, expected by some to be a contender in the NHL's new Central Division, face one of three teams (along with the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche) who currently reign supreme in the Central.

The Hawks, however, have been playing better of late, beginning to recapture the form they showed last year en route to their second Stanley Cup in 4 years. The Stars pose a tougher test in their own building than the Winnipeg Jets however.

Chicago is 8th in the league on the power play versus a Dallas penalty kill that is 14th. The Stars are 23rd on the power play, while the Hawks are still dead last on the PK.


PROJECTED LINEUPS

CHICAGO

Patrick Sharp Jonathan Toews Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad Brandon Pirri Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell Andrew Shaw Jeremy Morin
Brandon Bollig Marcus Kruger Ben Smith

Duncan Keith Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy Michal Rozsival

Corey Crawford


DALLAS

Jamie Benn Tyler Seguin Rich Peverley
Ray Whitney Cody Eakin Alex Chiasson
Ryan Garbutt Shawn Horcoff Valeri Nichushkin
Antoine Roussel Vernon Fiddler Erik Cole

Brenden Dillon Stephane Robidas
Alex Goligoski Trevor Daley
Sergei Gonchar Jordie Benn

Kari Lehtonen


All for now, recap tomorrow.


JJ

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