Before the Road Trip of Gloom in March™, there was a possibility for the race to the playoffs to come down to these final two games of the season between the Blackhawks and Stars, the first of which is on Sunday night at the United Center.
However, both teams fumbled down the stretch as the Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention last week while the Stars’ playoffs hopes ended with the Predators’ win over the Hurricanes Saturday night.
Officially, these final games have little impact on standings, but unofficially these games definitely have meaning to the Blackhawks: they want to finish the season out strong.