Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas StarsJan 2, 2027

Time TBDSaturday, Jan 2, 2027

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Chicago BlackhawksCHI

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Dallas StarsDAL

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

Edge: DAL +14.2 pts

CHIaway−15.9 pts

Back-to-back · 1,292 km travel

B2B vs rested DAL −9.3 pts
B2B after 1,292 km −3.5 pts
Backup likely (76%) −3.1 pts

DALhome+12.5 pts

1 day rest

CHI on a B2B +9.3 pts
CHI backup likely (76%) +3.2 pts

DAL has the schedule edge (+14.2 pts net win probability): chi on a b2b, chi backup likely (76%), b2b vs rested dal, b2b after 1,292 km, backup likely (76%).

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Chicago Blackhawks

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Arvid Soderblom76%
Spencer Knight24%
Schedule: Second of a back-to-back
Last game: L 0–6 at UTA · Oct 1

L1Greenway – Smith – Greene
10:23
L2Kane – Bertuzzi – Frondell
7:42
L3Teravainen – Nazar – Kantserov
4:35
L4Donato – Lardis – Moore
4:07
D1Kaiser – Levshunov
11:17
D2Byram – Vlasic
10:31
D3Cole – Rinzel
10:13
PP1Kane – Bertuzzi – Byram – Kantserov – Frondell
3:51

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Dallas Stars

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Jake Oettinger74%
Casey DeSmith26%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 0–4 vs STL · Oct 2

L1Rantanen – Johnston – Hryckowian
7:27
L2Faksa – Bäck – Kiviranta
6:35
L3Seguin – Hintz – Robertson
6:29
L4Benn – Steel – Hyry
5:40
D1Heiskanen – Harley
11:30
D2Myers – Bichsel
11:21
D3Lindell – Lundkvist
9:43
PP1Rantanen – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen – Johnston
5:12

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Game day: all games on Jan 2.

Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.