Forsberg will start after Crawford was placed on injured reserve Friday. He is 1-2-2 with a 3.67 goals-against average and .904 save percentage in seven games this season. Crawford played in Dallas' 4-3 overtime win at United Center on Thursday. He is 11-7-2 with a 2.29 GAA and .930 save percentage. Ben Bishop will make his sixth straight start for the Stars, who've won three in a row. He's allowed seven goals in the three victories.
Players to watch
Blackhawks rookie forward Alex DeBrincat has four goals and two assists during a three-game point streak. Stars forward Radek Faksa has four goals in his past two games and scored on a penalty shot Thursday.
They said it
"It's a great opportunity for [Forsberg] to prove that he can play and play consecutive games. It's a good situation to be in. Every goalie wants his chance and he has played well for us. It'd be nice to get some wins behind him as well." -- Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville "Right now I feel good and I have confidence, and I think you can tell on the ice. We knew we had a good team and we just had to put it together and play all 60 minutes. I think we can stay on this track and succeed." -- Stars center Radek Faksa
Quenneville said Crawford would miss at least three games and then be re-evaluated. Berube was recalled from Rockford of the American Hockey League on Friday. … Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said Roussel has the flu and likely won't fly with the team for a game against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. Hanzal is week-to-week with a hamstring injury sustained in a 3-0 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. Methot had knee surgery on Nov. 20 and is expected to start skating by himself next week.
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Stat pack
Kane has 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in his past nine games. Schmaltz has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past three games. … Radulov has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in his past 16 games. Seguin has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his past six games.
