A team not expected to accomplish much for the rest of this season is at the United Center on Thursday night.
And so are the Chicago Blackhawks!
Anyway, it’s the Dallas Stars as the Blackhawks’ opponent for this Central Division clash, with the Stars entering this game on the tail-end of a back-to-back after beating the Arizona Coyotes at home on Wednesday night.
Dallas remains atop the Central Division heading into this game but it’s been doing its damnedest to ruin that since the calendar turned to 2023. Dallas has won just nine of 23 this year, with its biggest bugaboo coming in overtime, with the Stars losing six games in the extra session and another via the shootout, rounding out its 9-7-7 record in that span.