The Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars face off on Sunday in an NHL showdown at the American Airlines Center. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Blackhawks vs Stars prediction.

Blackhawks Defense Struggled in Last Game

The Blackhawks defense has been an issue this season and they struggled again in the last game. On Friday the Blackhawks faced off against the Dallas Stars and they scored four goals, but the defense gave up five goals. Tyler Johnson did have a strong game scoring two goals but it wasn’t enough. Overall this season the Blackhawks are averaging only 2.45 goals while their defense is giving up 3.66 goals per game. The offense and defense are both ranked 30th in the the NHL. Connor Bedard is having a strong season for the Blackhawks and he has scored 15 goals and added 17 assists. 

Stars Need to Win This Game

On Paper the Stars are the better team and this is a game they need to win. On Friday the defense wasn’t good enough giving up four goals, but they still ended up finding a way to secure the victory. Roope Hitnz had another strong game finishing with three goals. The Stars on the season are averaging 3.47 goals while their defense is giving up 3.088 goals per game. The offense is ranked 7th and they are going to need to run pu the score here. The Stars need to be shooting to score at least four goals. 

Blackhawks vs Stars Betting Prediction

On Friday when these two teams faced off the game was higher scoring, but this game is going to be a little defense. The Blackhawks offense is averaging only 2.45 goals and they are going to go back to the struggles where they have issues finding the back of the net. The Stars will score a couple of goals but they aren’t going to score five goals again and that is going to be the difference here as this game is going to stay under the total. Back the under to cash here with ease.