NHL Game Preview: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks with Line Combinations 1/1/2026

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Dallas Stars (25-8-7, 57 pts) at Chicago Blackhawks (14-18-7, 35 pts)

Venue: United Center
Date: Thursday, January 1
Time: 8:30 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/Victory+/CHSN

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Dallas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars dropped their third straight last night as they lost to Buffalo 4-1. The loss snapped their six game point streak. They’re 2-1-2 in their last five games, averaging four goals per game while allowing 3.2 goals per game.

Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:

The Blackhawks dropped their second straight on Tuesday in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Islanders. They’re 1-3-1 in their last five games, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 4.4 goals per game.

Dallas Stars Projected Lines

Robertson-Hintz-Bourque
Steel-Johnston-Rantanen
Hryckowian-Duchene-Benn
Back-Faksa-Blackwell

Lindell-Heiskanen
Harley-Lundkvist
Petrovic-Lyubushkin

Oettinger
DeSmith

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Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines

Bertuzzi-Greene-Burakovsky
Teravainen-Moore-Lardis
Donato-Dickinson-Mikheyev
Foligno-Dach-Slaggert

Vlasic-Crevier
Kaiser-Levshunov
Grzelcyk-Murphy

Knight
Soderblom

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Players to Watch:

Dallas Stars

Wyatt Johnston assisted on all three of the Stars goals in their loss to Chicago last weekend.

Chicago Blackhawks

Tyler Bertuzzi scored two goals in the Blackhawks shootout win over the Stars last Saturday.

Injury Report:

Dallas Stars

D Lian Bichsel – IR
F Tyler Seguin – IR

Chicago Blackhawks

F Frank Nazar – Out
F Connor Bedard – IR

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