Chicago Blackhawks (11-22-1, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (20-9-4, third in the Central Division)
Dallas; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Dallas Stars after Connor Bedard's two-goal game against the Winnipeg Jets in the Blackhawks' 2-1 overtime win.
Dallas is 20-9-4 overall and 6-2-1 against the Central Division. The Stars have a 10-3-3 record in games decided by a goal.
Chicago is 3-7-1 against the Central Division and 11-22-1 overall. The Blackhawks are 3-11-0 when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Joe Pavelski has 13 goals and 18 assists for the Stars. Jason Robertson has three goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Bedard has 15 goals and 17 assists for the Blackhawks. Nick Foligno has scored four goals and added one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.3 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
Blackhawks: 4-6-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Stars: Jake Oettinger: out (lower-body), Jerad Rosburg: out (undisclosed).
Blackhawks: Seth Jones: out (upper body), Tyler Johnson: day to day (undisclosed), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Alex Vlasic: day to day (upper body), 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.
