The Dallas Stars were home again tonight for their first of two Central Division meetings this week. The season has been a bit of a mixed bag, but the team is much more successful at home, looking for their 12th win tonight.
Their opponents, the Chicago Blackhawks, are having about the same season they had last year, which is sure to earn them a really high draft pick in June and not much else. The erstwhile champions have three Stanley Cups in the last ten years but not much to show for it now but an aging core eating up a large percentage of their salary cap.