3-3-1, 2-1-1 Away

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Dallas Stars @ Chicago Blackhawks

Stars

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Oettinger	2	2	1	2	1.20	.944
C. DeSmith	1	1	0	0	1.95	.925

Blackhawks

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
S. Knight	3	3	0	0	3.52	.890
A. Soderblom	0	2	0	0	4.58	.820

United Center

7:00 PM, October 17, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Chicago, IL

Stars in action against the Blackhawks following shootout victory

Dallas Stars (3-3-1, in the Central Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (3-5, in the Central Division)

Oct 16, 2026, 04:13 am - Data Skrive

DAL

CHI

Points

Mikko RantanenRW #96

7PTS

Anton FrondellC #16

6PTS

Goals

Miro HeiskanenD #4

0PPG

12S

Frank NazarC #91

0PPG

12S

Assists

Mikko RantanenRW #96

1PPA

4+/-

Anton FrondellC #16

0PPA

-2+/-

Dallas Stars

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Wyatt Johnston C	Day-To-Day	Oct 17
Oskar Back C	Day-To-Day	Oct 17
Matt Duchene C	IR-LT	Jan 12
Luke Krys D	IR-NR	Oct 25
Cameron Hughes C	IR-NR	Oct 25

Chicago Blackhawks

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Bowen Byram D	Day-To-Day	Oct 17
Andrew Mangiapane LW	IR	Oct 25

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
DAL	2.14	1.71	24.6	23.1	67	2	12.5	3	87.5	1	0
CHI	2.63	4.00	21.8	30.4	70	3	15.0	6	73.9	1	0

Stars Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/14/26	@COL	W3-2 SO
10/13/26	vsCOL	L3-2
10/10/26	@PIT	L2-1 SO
10/8/26	@BUF	W4-0
10/5/26	vsSJ	W5-0

Blackhawks Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/15/26	vsWPG	W4-3 OT
10/13/26	vsPIT	W5-3
10/10/26	vsCAR	L5-2
10/8/26	@NYI	L4-1
10/6/26	vsSTL	W4-2

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/17

Stars
Blackhawks

Game 1

10/17

ESPN+

Blackhawks
Stars

Game 2

1/2

Stars
Blackhawks

Game 3

1/20

TNT

Blackhawks
Stars

Game 4

4/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Utah	6	2	0	12
Minnesota	5	2	1	11
Winnipeg	4	1	2	10
Colorado	4	2	1	9
St. Louis	3	3	1	7
Dallas	3	3	1	7
Nashville	2	2	3	7
Chicago	3	5	0	6

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Dallas Stars @ Chicago Blackhawks

Stars in action against the Blackhawks following shootout victory

Scoring Leaders

Mikko RantanenRW #96

Anton FrondellC #16

Miro HeiskanenD #4

Frank NazarC #91

Mikko RantanenRW #96

Anton FrondellC #16

Injury Report

Team Stats

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