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What you need to know about Sunday's game between the Dallas Stars and Chicago Blackhawks at United Center:

Game 55: Dallas Stars (22-18-14, 58 points) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (23-25-6, 52 points)

When: Sunday, May 9 at 6 p.m. CT
Where:United Center - Chicago, Illinois
TV:
Bally Sports Southwest
(Josh Bogorad, Daryl "Razor" Reaugh, Brien Rea, Brent Severyn), NHL Network
Radio:
The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM
(Josh Bogorad, Daryl "Razor" Reaugh, Owen Newkirk, Bruce LeVine)
Online stream:
NHL.TV
(blackout restrictions apply)
Live stats:
NHL GameCenter

"Chicago is So Two Years Ago"

• The Stars travel to Chicago to face off against the Blackhawks on Sunday and Monday in the final two of eight games scheduled between the two teams in 2020-21.
• Dallas owns a 2-2-2 record against the Blackhawks this season, including a 1-1-0 mark at United Center.
• The Stars come into Sunday's tilt having logged points in five of the last seven games against Chicago (3-2-2).
• Dallas has also earned points in five of its last eight trips to the Windy City (4-3-1) and has points in 10 of the last 14 games at United Center, boasting a 7-4-3 mark dating back to the 2014-15 season.
• Forward Roope Hintz has registered points (4-4=8) in four of his last five games against the Blackhawks, while his eight points in six games this season leads the Stars. Hintz has tallied nine points (5-4=9) in 12 career games against Chicago.
• Rookie forward Jason Robertson leads Dallas with five assists and ranks second with seven points (2-5=8) in six games against Chicago this season, marking his first career action against them.
• Forward Andrew Cogliano enters Sunday's tilt riding a three-game point streak (1-2=3) against the Blackhawks. Cogliano, who has points (1-1=2) in each of his last two games at Chicago, has recorded 21 points (10-11=21) in a team-high 51 career games against them.
• Forward Tyler Seguin lit the lamp (1-0=1) in his last game against Chicago on Feb. 23, 2020. Seguin comes into Sunday's matchup having logged points (2-3=5) in four of his last five road games against the Blackhawks and has posted 13 points (4-9=13) in 14 career games at United Center.

No. 21 on the jersey, No. 1 in your heart

• Robertson comes into Sunday's tilt having notched points (1-2=3) in two of his last three games.
• Robertson logged a nine-game point streak from April 13-20, marking the longest point streak by a rookie in Dallas Stars history. He's also the first NHL rookie to record points in nine consecutive games since the 2017-18 season when Clayton Keller notched points in 10-straight with Arizona.
• The Arcadia, Calif., native has logged 16 points (5-11=16) over his last 14 games and has points (8-11=19) in 13 of his last 17 games.
• Robertson paces NHL rookies and ranks second on Dallas with 27 assists in 49 games this season, while he also leads rookies and ranks second on the Stars with a +14 rating.
• Robertson also shares second among League rookies with 16 goals and ranks second with 43 points (16-27=43), marking the most points by a Stars rookie since Jussi Jokinen posted 55 points (17-38=55) in 81 games during the 2005-06 campaign.

Nine stitches to the ear? Tis but a scratch

• Forward Joe Pavelski matched a career-high with four points (2-2=4) and established a new career high with a +5 rating on Friday night at Tampa Bay.
• With his points on Friday, Pavelski extends his current point streak to three games (3-3=6), while he's also tallied nine points (6-3=9) over his last 10 games.
• The native of Plover, Wis., enters Sunday's contest having earned nine goals and 13 points (9-4=13) in his last 14 games dating back to April 13. His nine goals over that span are tied for third in the NHL.
• Pavelski shares first in the NHL with 13 power play goals in 2020-21, the most he's scored since the 2014-15 campaign when he scored a career-high 19 power play markers with San Jose.
• He's also tied for 11th in the League and paces the Stars with 24 goals in 54 games this season, having reached the 20-goal plateau for the 11th time in his NHL career.
• The 36-year-old also leads the Stars and shares 13th in the NHL with a +24 rating, ranks first on the team with 50 points (24-26=50) and shares third with 26 helpers. This marks Pavelski's 11th career 50-point season, while he is one of only eight NHL players to have at least 11 50-point campaigns since 2008-09.
This story was not subject to the approval of the National Hockey League or Dallas Stars Hockey Club.