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Dallas Stars vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Saturday, October 17, 2026 · United Center

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Chicago BlackhawksChicagoBlackhawksHome

Prime Video · CHSN

Game preview

The Dallas Stars visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime Video and CHSN.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Stars

Game 2 of a road trip: Colorado, now Chicago.

  1. 72026-10-07: no game
  2. 82026-10-08: at BUF
  3. 92026-10-09: no game
  4. 102026-10-10: at PIT
  5. 112026-10-11: no game
  6. 122026-10-12: no game
  7. 132026-10-13: vs COL
  8. 142026-10-14: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 152026-10-15: no game
  10. 162026-10-16: no game
  11. 172026-10-17: at CHI
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~917 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,580 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Blackhawks

Another game at home.

  1. 72026-10-07: no game
  2. 82026-10-08: at NYI
  3. 92026-10-09: no game
  4. 102026-10-10: vs CAR
  5. 112026-10-11: no game
  6. 122026-10-12: no game
  7. 132026-10-13: vs PIT
  8. 142026-10-14: no game
  9. 152026-10-15: vs WPG
  10. 162026-10-16: no game
  11. 172026-10-17: vs DAL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Dallas StarsStarsTue, Oct 13 vs COL
  1. L1Benn#14Robertson#21Hintz#24
    5:22 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSeguin#91Steel#18Rantanen#96
    4:05 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewBäck#10Hryckowian#49Hyry#25
    3:55 together at 5v5
  1. D1Lundkvist#5Harley#55
    16:03 together at 5v5
  2. D2Lindell#23Heiskanen#4
    13:36 together at 5v5
  3. D3Myers#57Bichsel#6
    11:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Robertson LSeguin CHintz CRantanen RHeiskanen D1:22

Penalty kill

  1. 1Faksa CBäck CLindell DHeiskanen D2:04
  2. 2Steel CHyry RMyers DBichsel D0:54
Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksTue, Oct 13 vs PIT
  1. L1NewBedard#98Kane#88Kantserov#80
    14:40 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewBertuzzi#59Teravainen#86Frondell#16
    9:13 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewToninato#25Donato#8Moore#11
    8:03 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreenway#12Greene#20Smith#22
    6:49 together at 5v5
  1. D1Byram#24Levshunov#55
    17:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2Cole#28Vlasic#72
    12:41 together at 5v5
  3. D3Kaiser#44Rinzel#6
    11:31 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bertuzzi LBedard CKane RKantserov RByram D2:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Teravainen CFrondell CCole DVlasic D1:29
  2. 2Greene CSmith RCole DVlasic D1:05

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

DALCHI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

DAL 52% (4th most shuffled)CHI 70% (14th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DAL 50.4s (6th longest)CHI 48.6s (15th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

DAL 38% (2nd most often)CHI 33% (10th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series