Chicago Blackhawks vs Dallas Stars Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks
The first NHL matchday of 2026 will bring a particularly challenging challenge for the Chicago Blackhawks, as they will face a divisional game against the Dallas Stars this Thursday night at 07:30 pm CST. For the referred game, it totally makes sense that the bookies’ odds made the Dallas Stars favorites to win; however, a dominant victory should not be expected due to the recent disappointing performance from the Stars.
With this contest in mind, it must be noted that the Dallas Stars currently have a three-game losing streak, during which they couldn’t score more than three goals per game. Additionally, it must be noted that within that streak, they lost at home against the Blackhawks in shootouts, so this new confrontation will be a must-win game for them to avoid losing their two-point advantage over the Minnesota Wild in the standings.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Blackhawks are still in a deep crisis after only being able to win one of their last five games, a streak that isn’t surprising when considering that they are the second-worst offense in the Central Division with just 108 goals scored. Taking those numbers into account, it should be recognized that their offense has been fully dependent on Connor Bedard and Tyler Bertuzzi, as they are the only players who have scored more than ten goals this season.
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Chicago Blackhawks vs Dallas Stars Form
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72 | 1867 | 22 | 39 | -62 |
Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars Latest Matches
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Chicago Blackhawks against Dallas Stars : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
S. Knight
A. Soderblom
A. Vlasic
L. Crevier
A. Levshunov
W. Kaiser
C. Murphy
M. Grzelcyk
N. Foligno
R. Donato
N. Lardis
O. Moore
R. Greene
C. Dach
L. Slaggert
T. Teravainen
A. Burakovsky
T. Bertuzzi
J. Dickinson
I. Mikheyev
J. Oettinger
C. DeSmith
T. Harley
N. Lundkvist
A. Petrovic
E. Lindell
I. Lyubushkin
M. Heiskanen
O. Back
J. Robertson
M. Bourque
W. Johnston
R. Hintz
M. Rantanen
J. Benn
M. Duchene
C. Blackwell
S. Steel
R. Faksa
J. Hryckowian
Most goals and assists
Chicago Blackhawks
Dallas Stars
T. Bertuzzi
(32 Goals)
J. Robertson
(50 Goals)
M. Rantanen
(61 Assists)
Chicago Blackhawks - Dallas Stars Key Points
- The Dallas Stars ended a two-game road winning streak with their most recent 4-3 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
- The Chicago Blackhawks have a four-game home losing streak, and they haven’t scored more than three goals since their 4-0 victory over the ANA Ducks last November 30th.
- The Dallas Stars were only able to score more than three goals in two of their last five road meetings with the Blackhawks.
- The Chicago Blackhawks end a two-game home winning streak over the Dallas Stars with their most recent 5-1 loss in December 2024.
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Our Chicago Blackhawks vs Dallas Stars Prediction
That said, it makes sense from the odds to expect the Dallas Stars to get immediate revenge for their most recent shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks; however, their road meetings in Chicago haven’t been as dominating as expected despite the notorious performance differences between them.
Summarizing, this game will definitely be more even than expected, but the Chicago Blackhawks aren’t really expected to be able to score more than three goals due to their problematic dependency on Connor Bedard and Tyler Bertuzzi. Therefore, the pick for the Dallas Stars – Chicago Blackhawks is: DAL Stars ML & Under 6.0 Goals!
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