Blackhawks vs. Stars Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Blackhawks vs. Stars NHL game on March 8, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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American Airlines Center
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American Airlines Center
TEAM123OTT
Blackhawks
2 0 1 0 3
Stars
1 0 2 1 4
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Win %
  • Blackhawks
    0%
  • Stars
    100%
Win Probability
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Blackhawks
2 0 1 0 3
Stars
1 0 2 1 4
P3 19:22 Shot missed by Miro Heiskanen
P3 17:50 Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Rinzel saved by Casey DeSmith
P3 17:15 Power play - Shot on goal by Teuvo Teravainen saved by Casey DeSmith
P3 14:45 Shot on goal by Jamie Benn saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 13:12 Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Andre Burakovsky
P3 11:43 Shot missed by Frank Nazar
P3 10:24 Tyler Myers shot blocked by Andrew Mangiapane
P3 09:39 Power play - Shot missed by Mavrik Bourque
P3 06:45 Oskar Back shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
P3 05:12 Shot missed by Tyler Bertuzzi
P3 04:23 Shot missed by Mavrik Bourque
P3 02:59 Shot missed by Frank Nazar
P3 02:45 Shot missed by Thomas Harley
P3 01:57 Shot missed by Jamie Benn
P3 01:34 Lian Bichsel shot blocked by teammate
P3 00:42 Goal scored by Mavrik Bourque
P2 19:43 Shot missed by Tyler Bertuzzi
P2 19:24 Shot missed by Blackhawks
P2 18:31 Ilya Mikheyev shot blocked by Nathan Bastian
P2 18:28 Shot missed by Ryan Donato
Play by Play
  1. OT1 05:00
    End of 1st OT.
  2. OT1 00:00
    Matt Duchene won faceoff against Ryan Greene in neutral zone
  3. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  4. P3 19:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Miro Heiskanen
  5. P3 18:40
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Ryan Greene in neutral zone
  6. P3 18:30
    Wyatt Johnston credited with hit on Connor Bedard in neutral zone
  7. P3 18:14
    Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Ryan Donato in defensive zone
  8. P3 18:14
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - Visitor Timeout
  9. P3 17:50
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Rinzel saved by Casey DeSmith
  10. P3 17:15
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Teuvo Teravainen saved by Casey DeSmith
  11. P3 16:34
    Shorthanded - Esa Lindell credited with hit on Tyler Bertuzzi in defensive zone
  12. P3 15:57
    Power play - Frank Nazar won faceoff against Justin Hryckowian in offensive zone
  13. P3 15:57
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  14. P3 14:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jamie Benn saved by Arvid Soderblom
  15. P3 13:41
    Adam Erne credited with hit on Andrew Mangiapane in defensive zone
  16. P3 13:39
    Giveaway by Tyler Myers in defensive zone
  17. P3 13:12
    SHOT
    Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Andre Burakovsky
  18. P3 11:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Frank Nazar
  19. P3 10:24
    SHOT
    Tyler Myers shot blocked by Andrew Mangiapane
  20. P3 10:17
    Ryan Donato won faceoff against Adam Erne in defensive zone
  21. P3 09:40
    Colin Blackwell won faceoff against Connor Bedard in neutral zone
  22. P3 09:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Mavrik Bourque
  23. P3 09:02
    Shorthanded - Ryan Greene won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in defensive zone
  24. P3 09:02
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  25. P3 07:49
    Power play - Matt Duchene won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
  26. P3 07:49
    Penalty to Louis Crevier 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Adam Erne)
  27. P3 06:45
    SHOT
    Oskar Back shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
  28. P3 05:19
    Lian Bichsel credited with hit on Tyler Bertuzzi in defensive zone
  29. P3 05:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tyler Bertuzzi
  30. P3 04:35
    Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi in neutral zone
  31. P3 04:23
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mavrik Bourque
  32. P3 04:02
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in defensive zone
  33. P3 04:02
    Stoppage - Icing
  34. P3 03:01
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone
  35. P3 02:59
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Frank Nazar
  36. P3 02:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Thomas Harley
  37. P3 01:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jamie Benn
  38. P3 01:34
    SHOT
    Lian Bichsel shot blocked by teammate
  39. P3 00:42
    Blackhawks won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in neutral zone
  40. P3 00:42
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Mavrik Bourque
    2-2
  41. P3 00:00
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Connor Bedard in neutral zone
  42. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  43. P2 19:43
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tyler Bertuzzi
  44. P2 19:38
    Matt Duchene won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
  45. P2 19:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Blackhawks
  46. P2 18:58
    Blackhawks won faceoff against Stars in neutral zone
  47. P2 18:31
    SHOT
    Ilya Mikheyev shot blocked by Nathan Bastian
  48. P2 18:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Donato
  49. P2 17:40
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  50. P2 17:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blackhawks saved by Casey DeSmith
  51. P2 16:52
    Takeaway by Frank Nazar in defensive zone
  52. P2 16:25
    SHOT
    Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
  53. P2 16:06
    SHOT
    Nathan Bastian shot blocked by Ryan Donato
  54. P2 15:32
    Stoppage - Hand Pass
  55. P2 15:18
    Giveaway by Mavrik Bourque in offensive zone
  56. P2 14:37
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  57. P2 14:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Grzelcyk
  58. P2 14:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Arvid Soderblom
  59. P2 13:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tyler Bertuzzi
  60. P2 13:09
    SHOT
    Ryan Donato shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  61. P2 12:32
    Matt Duchene won faceoff against Ryan Donato in neutral zone
  62. P2 12:19
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Miro Heiskanen
  63. P2 12:16
    Matt Duchene won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
  64. P2 12:16
    Stoppage - Icing
  65. P2 11:08
    SHOT
    Nils Lundkvist shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
  66. P2 10:44
    Ryan Donato won faceoff against Oskar Back in defensive zone
  67. P2 10:44
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  68. P2 10:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael Bunting saved by Arvid Soderblom
  69. P2 10:02
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Wyatt Johnston saved by Arvid Soderblom
  70. P2 09:35
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Miro Heiskanen saved by Arvid Soderblom
  71. P2 09:03
    Power play - Matt Duchene won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone
  72. P2 09:01
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Wyatt Johnston saved by Arvid Soderblom
  73. P2 08:36
    Power play - Matt Duchene won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
  74. P2 08:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Donato
  75. P2 07:34
    Giveaway by Nils Lundkvist in neutral zone
  76. P2 07:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jason Robertson
  77. P2 07:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Arvid Soderblom
  78. P2 06:55
    Blackhawks won faceoff against Stars in neutral zone
  79. P2 05:56
    SHOT
    Matt Duchene shot blocked by Andrew Mangiapane
  80. P2 04:34
    Wyatt Johnston credited with hit on Andre Burakovsky in neutral zone
  81. P2 04:25
    Connor Bedard won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in defensive zone
  82. P2 01:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sam Steel
  83. P2 00:16
    Takeaway by Wyatt Kaiser in defensive zone
  84. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  85. P1 19:57
    Ilya Mikheyev credited with hit on Jamie Benn in defensive zone
  86. P1 19:27
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  87. P1 19:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyler Myers saved by Arvid Soderblom
  88. P1 18:59
    Oskar Back won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone
  89. P1 18:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  90. P1 18:14
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone
  91. P1 18:14
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  92. P1 17:22
    Tyler Myers credited with hit on Frank Nazar in defensive zone
  93. P1 17:13
    Matt Duchene credited with hit on Teuvo Teravainen in defensive zone
  94. P1 16:51
    Matt Duchene won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone
  95. P1 16:43
    Teuvo Teravainen won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
  96. P1 16:43
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  97. P1 16:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nathan Bastian
  98. P1 16:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Oskar Back saved by Arvid Soderblom
  99. P1 15:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Justin Hryckowian
  100. P1 15:25
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Justin Hryckowian
  101. P1 14:09
    Power play - Giveaway by Matt Duchene in offensive zone
  102. P1 14:04
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Alex Vlasic in defensive zone
  103. P1 14:01
    Shorthanded - Ryan Greene won faceoff against Matt Duchene in defensive zone
  104. P1 14:01
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  105. P1 14:01
    Penalty to Nick Lardis 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Jason Robertson)
  106. P1 11:25
    SHOT
    Tyler Myers shot blocked by Frank Nazar
  107. P1 10:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mavrik Bourque
  108. P1 10:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Esa Lindell saved by Arvid Soderblom
  109. P1 10:14
    SHOT
    Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Artyom Levshunov
  110. P1 08:41
    Ryan Donato won faceoff against Colin Blackwell in neutral zone
  111. P1 08:41
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Sam Rinzel
    2-0
  112. P1 07:30
    Matt Duchene won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone
  113. P1 07:30
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  114. P1 06:59
    Matt Duchene won faceoff against Connor Bedard in neutral zone
  115. P1 06:57
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Tyler Bertuzzi
    1-0
  116. P1 06:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Louis Crevier saved by Casey DeSmith
  117. P1 05:50
    Giveaway by Lian Bichsel in offensive zone
  118. P1 05:46
    Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Ryan Donato in offensive zone
  119. P1 05:40
    Blackhawks won faceoff against Stars in neutral zone
  120. P1 05:40
    Stoppage - Icing
  121. P1 02:57
    SHOT
    Ryan Donato shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  122. P1 02:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyler Myers saved by Arvid Soderblom
  123. P1 02:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Casey DeSmith
  124. P1 01:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Thomas Harley saved by Arvid Soderblom
  125. P1 01:10
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  126. P1 01:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Teuvo Teravainen saved by Casey DeSmith
  127. P1 00:00
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Connor Bedard in neutral zone
  128. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Blackhawks
STATS
Stars
19Shots on Goal31
31% Faceoff Win % 69%
1/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/1
6Penalty Infraction Mins2
10Hits27
22 Shots Blocked 9
19Giveaways13
BlackhawksCHI
StarsDAL
19Shots on Goal31
31% Faceoff Win % 69%
1/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/1
6Penalty Infraction Mins2
10Hits27
22 Shots Blocked 9
19Giveaways13

Blackhawks vs. Stars: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Blackhawks vs. Stars
  • Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026
  • Time: 6:00 PM ET
  • Venue: American Airlines Center

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Stars favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Blackhawks +260, Stars -303

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Blackhawks: 31%
  • Stars: 69%

Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.

Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Blackhawks a win probability of 31%, while the Stars have a win probability of 69%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Stars are more likely to beat the Blackhawks in the NHL game at American Airlines Center on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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