T.M. Selection: Dallas Stars.

I like the Dallas Stars to win this game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. The Stars have looked good lately and they only have the 1 loss in their previous 4 games. That loss was against Avalanche but they got their revenge on them 2 days later, beating them 4-1 in a road game after getting shut out 4-0 by them on home ice in their game before. The Stars responded well in that game and I think they are going to continue playing at a high level here. The Stars have looked ridiculously good in their road games lately winning 5 road games in a row and their 3 most recent road games have all been won by 2+ goals. The Blackhawks have lost 2/3 games of their previous 3 but they have not looked good all year and this season is going to end in failure for them since they have been 1 of the worst teams in the West this year and are 10+ points out of wild card spot, and they have even played more games than most teams in the West. They are on the lower end of the scale when it comes to goals for in the NHL this year but even in the games that they do score a lot of goals in, their defense can't even hang in there for them. Their most recent game was a loss to the Blue Jackets, who aren't going to be a playoff team this year either, but even in a game where they scored 4 goals they gave up 7 to the Jackets, and they have had their own issues with scoring in some of their games this year. The Stars are definitely destined for the playoffs this year, they have a really good team with lots of talent but right now they are on the outside looking in and they need to start stringing some wins together to get in better position. I think the Stars are going to start going on a run here and I like how they have looked in their road games lately. I like the Stars to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 4-1 Stars.