Chicago Blackhawks (11-22-2, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (21-9-4, second in the Central Division)
Dallas; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Dallas Stars after Tyler Johnson scored two goals in the Blackhawks' 5-4 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars.
Dallas is 21-9-4 overall and 7-2-1 against the Central Division. The Stars have a 7-2-0 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Chicago is 11-22-2 overall and 3-7-2 against the Central Division. The Blackhawks have conceded 128 goals while scoring 86 for a -42 scoring differential.
The teams match up Sunday for the second time this season. The Stars won 5-4 in overtime in the last matchup. Roope Hintz led the Stars with three goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jason Robertson has 11 goals and 23 assists for the Stars. Hintz has six goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
Philipp Kurashev has six goals and 16 assists for the Blackhawks. Connor Bedard has four goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 7-2-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.4 assists, 2.9 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
Blackhawks: 3-6-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Stars: Jake Oettinger: out (lower-body), Jerad Rosburg: out (undisclosed).
Blackhawks: Seth Jones: out (upper body), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Samuel Savoie: out (leg), Joey Anderson: out (shoulder), Andreas Athanasiou: out (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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