The team with the best record in the Western Conference will face one of the worst teams in the conference when the Dallas Stars travel to Chicago, Illinois, to face the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. The puck is scheduled to drop at 3:30 PM ET on Saturday afternoon and will air on Bally Sports Southwest and NBC Sports Chicago.

The Dallas Stars currently have a 3-point lead over the Edmonton Oilers for 1^st place in the Pacific Division and the Vancouver Canucks for the best record in the Western Conference. 

Dallas is arguably the hottest team in the NHL as they enter this game on an eight-game winning streak and have won by at least two goals in all eight of those contests, winning by an average of 2.88 goals per game in those matchups. Dallas averages 4.25 goals per game over their last eight games while only allowing an average of 1.38 goals per game. Scoring goals isn’t anything new for the Stars, as Dallas is the 2^nd highest-scoring team in the league, with an average of 3.7 goals per game. 

This will be the fourth and final time Dallas will face Chicago this season. They will look to get the regular-season series sweep, as they have won the previous three meetings, winning by an average margin of 3.33 goals per game. 

The Dallas Stars will look to extend their winning streak against the Chicago Blackhawks to six games when they travel to face Chicago for the 4^th game of the regular season series.

The Chicago Blackhawks have found the face of their franchise in Connor Bedard. He is almost certain to win the Calder Trophy and leads the team in assists and points. He is also tied for the team lead in goals with 21 goals, 37 assists, and 58 points. 

However, the Blackhawks still have a long way to go before they are a playoff-caliber team. They enter this game with one of the worst records in the NHL, 22-48-5, and 49 points, which gives them the second-worst record in the league. However, they enter this game having won three of their last five games, including a win on the road against the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 5-1. 

The Blackhawks have lost five straight against the Stars, including six straight games in the series at home. The Chicago Blackhawks will look to end their five-game losing streak in the series when they host the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon.

BetNow has the Dallas Stars listed as -335 moneyline favorites on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon. The Dallas Stars have won five straight and nine of the previous ten meetings, including the last three meetings this season while winning by an average of 3.33 goals per game this season and an average of 3.2 goals per game during their current winning streak in the series.

Dallas enters this game having won eight straight games and has won by at least two goals in each of those matchups. The Stars have also dominated the series, winning nine of the last ten and six straight road games. They have won an average of 3.33 goals per game in the three meetings this season. Take the puck line for the Dallas Stars at -1.5 when they travel to face the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon.