Bedard, too, was disappointed he wouldn’t be able to compete against Celebrini on Thursday but is hopeful that Celebrini can be back in the lineup when the Blackhawks visit San Jose on Oct. 13. The two teams also play each other at SAP Center on March 13.

Philipp Kurashev and Tyler Toffoli will be two of the top players to watch when the Chicago Blackhawks play the San Jose Sharks at United Center on Thursday, October 17 at 8:30 PM ET. See below to read more about Sharks vs. Blackhawks leaders, insights, and a predicted winner.

The San Jose Sharks head to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Blackhawks. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Blackhawks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head matchups and other factors that may play in.

Dallas once again had some self-inflicted mistakes and errors, but continued to work around them en route to a fourth straight win

Wyatt Johnston made Dallas' third consecutive shot in a shootout, and the Stars remained undefeated with a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.

San Jose Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky speaks with reporters after a 3-2 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.Warsofsky believes Sharks ‘disconnected' in shootout loss to Stars originally