How to watch Stars vs. Blackhawks: Live stream, game time, TV channel

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

Game 48: Dallas Stars (26-19-2, 54 points) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (18-25-7, 43 points)

When: Friday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. CT
Where:United Center - Chicago, IL
TV:
Bally Sports Southwest
(Josh Bogorad, Daryl "Razor" Reaugh, Lauren Callender, Brien Rea, Brent Severyn, Michelle McMahon)
Radio:
The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM
(Josh Bogorad, Daryl "Razor" Reaugh, Owen Newkirk, Bruce LeVine)
Live stats:
NHL GameCenter
Official watch party:Texas Live! (1650 E Randol Mill Rd, Arlington, TX 76011)

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• The Stars are in the Windy City to face the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night at United Center.
• This is the second of three meetings between the two clubs during the 2021-22 regular season and one of two in Chicago (also April 10).
• Dallas defeated Chicago in overtime, 4-3, on Dec. 18 at American Airlines Center in the first metting of the season.
• Forward Joe Pavelski tied his then-career high with a four-point game (two goals, two assists) and forward Roope Hintz tied his career high with three assists.
• Defenseman John Klingberg notched a multi-point game (one goal, one assist) that night, including his fifth career overtime game-winning goal. Klingberg enters Friday's game with points in two consecutive games against Chicago (one goal, four assists).
• On special teams, the Stars were 3-for-8 on the power play and had a season-high eight opportunities on the man advantage. Dallas went 2-for-3 on the penalty kill.
• Forward Jason Robertson has points in three of his last four games (three goals, one assist) against Chicago and has amassed 10 points (four goals, six assists) in nine career contests against them.
• Captain Jamie Benn has points in three consecutive games (five assists) at United Center and has 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) in 24 career contests in the Windy City.
• Hintz has seven points (one goal, six assists) over his last two games vs. the Blackhawks and has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) over his last six against them.
• Goaltender Braden Holtby has a record of 5-1-0 in his last seven games against the Blackhawks. Through his career, he holds a 9-3-0 mark with a .915 save percentage and a 2.89 goals against average.
• Goaltender Jake Oettinger has appeared in six career games vs. Chicago, posting a 2-1-2 record with a 2.58 GAA and .903 SV%.

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• Pavelski recorded two goals and four points in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
• The native of Plover, Wisconsin shares 12th in the NHL with 52 points (21 goals, 31 assists) in 47 games this season.
• He leads the Stars in points, assists and power-play goals (9), while co-leading in goals and ranking third in plus/minus (+15).
• Per NHL Stats, Pavelski's night against the Avs was historic in a variety of ways:
- Pavelski posted his fourth four-point game of the 2021-22 season, his most in a single campaign. He also matched Leon Draisaitl for the most such performances by any player this season, with Draisaitl 11 years younger than Pavelski. - He also secured his second straight 20-goal campaign with Dallas and the 12th of his career. He became the seventh U.S.-born player in NHL history to record 12 or more 20-goal seasons and third active joining Patrick Kane (13) and Phil Kessel (12). - A seventh-round pick in the 2003 NHL Draft (205th overall), he became the sixth player drafted in the seventh round or later to record 12 or more 20-goal campaigns. He joined Luc Robitaille (16; 9th round in 1984), Peter Bondra (14; 8th round in 1990), Doug Gilmour (14; 7th round in 1982), Dave Taylor (12; 15th round in 1975) and Theo Fleury (12; 8th round in 1987). - Pavelski (37 years, 219 days) became the third Stars/North Stars player to record a 20-goal season at age 37 or older (age at time of 20th goal), joining Minnesota's Dean Prentice (39 years, 166 days in 1971-72 & 40 years, 125 days in 1972-73) and Mike Modano (37 years, 297 days in 2007-08). - Among players to begin a season at age 37 or older, he became the fifth in the past 40 years to require 47 or fewer games to reach the 50-point mark in a season. The others: Mario Lemieux (26 GP in 2002-03), Martin St. Louis (40 GP in 2012-13), Joe Sakic (46 GP in 2006-07) and Teemu Selanne (47 GP in 2010-11).

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• Oettinger stopped 46 of the 47 shots he faced on Tuesday night against the Avalanche, setting new career highs for saves and shots against.
• His previous career best for saves in a single game was 41 (on 43 shots) on April 3, 2021 against the Carolina Hurricanes, a 3-2 Stars victory at PNC Arena.
• Oettinger's 46 saves were the sixth-most by a netminder in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) and the most by a Stars goaltender since Anton Khudobin posted 49 against the Florida Panthers on Feb. 22, 2021.
• He's now one of four goaltenders in franchise history to have recorded 20-plus wins over their first 50 career games, joining Marty Turco (26 wins, 50 GP), Roman Turek (26 wins, 50 GP) and Mike Smith (24 wins, 44 GP). Oettinger's the youngest of that quartet to reach the milestone at 23 years and 59 days, surpassing Mike Smith (25 years, 338 days).
• The native of Lakeville, Minnesota has appeared in 21 games during the 2021-22 campaign and has registered a 14-5-0 record with a 2.49 goals-against average and .916 save percentage.
• He ranks 15th in the NHL in GAA (2.49) and shares 21st in SV% (.916).
This story was not subject to the approval of the National Hockey League or Dallas Stars Hockey Club.
Kyle Shohara is the Digital Manager for DallasStars.com and writes about the Stars/NHL. Follow him on Twitter @kyleshohara.