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DALLAS — On Thursday night at American Airlines Center Scott Wedgewood Jersey Womens , the Central Division rivalry between the Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars will renew.Chicago (11-19-6) occupies the Central cellar, but thanks to a 2-1 win against suddenly struggling Nashville Tuesday at United Center, the Blackhawks at least head into their first meeting of the season with the Stars on a positive note.The Blackhawks are 4-12-2 on the road and last won away from home November 24 at Florida, a 5-4 overtime victory. Chicago has lost its last four road games, but two of those defeats have been by one goal.Article continues below ...Wednesday’s win against the reigning Western Conference champion Predators was just Chicago’s second win in its past 12 games.“Really liked the response of the team,” Blackhawks interim coach Jeremy Colliton said postgame on Tuesday. “We had a good start. Second period was excellent. Third period, obviously they got a little push against us. Would have liked to spend a little more time in their end. You don’t want to put yourself under so much pressure you’re at the mercy of the bounce, but credit to the guys, they played really hard. And when we do that, we’re really competitive.”Longtime Chicago captain Jonathan Toews needs just three assists to reach 400 helpers for his career.On Wednesday morning, the Blackhawks recalled forward Luke Johnson from AHL Rockford.Johnson had four goals and seven points with in 10 games with Rockford.Chicago also placed veteran forward Marcus Kruger on injured reserve with a concussion, which was revealed by Colliton after the win against Nashville.Dallas (17-14-3) was 4-0-0 against Chicago last season, and on Tuesday the Stars snapped their four-game losing streak with a 2-0 shutout of Calgary.The Stars are now 11-3-1 at home and will get a nice boost from the return of defenseman John Klingberg, who last played November 8 against San Jose.And Klingberg Conor Sheary Jersey Womens , a 2018 NHL All-Star who missed the past 18 games with a hand injury that required surgery, is excited about returning to the ice on Thursday.“My first year, I had four games (I missed) with a shoulder. My second year, I had six games with a groin,” Klingberg said after practice Wednesday. “Six weeks, that’s a long time for me (to be out). I’ve been skating the last two weeks, though, which helps. My conditioning I feel is really good. It’s going to be for me like starting the season over.”To make room for Klingberg on the active roster, Dallas sent rookie defenseman Joel Hanley, who had appeared in 16 NHL games, to AHL Texas.According to Stars first-year coach Jim Montgomery after practice on Wednesday, Klingberg will be paired with Esa Lindell against Chicago and also will see minutes with the power play.Dallas has gone 8-9-1 without Klingberg on the ice.“He’s really important. We’ve been .500 since he’s been out and we’re not a .500 team when he’s in, so that speaks to his importance to our team,” Montgomery said. NEWARK Tage Thompson Jersey Womens , N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils retired career scoring leader Patrik Elias’ No. 26 jersey in a ceremony before their game against the New York Islanders on Saturday night.The 41-year-old former Czech forward played his final game in 2016, finishing a 20-year career in New Jersey with two Stanley Cup championships and most of the team’s scoring records.”For someone growing up in Eastern Europe, in a communist country, there’s no way I could have ever dreamed of this day,” said Elias, whose eyes welled with tears during his speech that was interrupted several times by chants of ”Paddy! Paddy!”Always a fan favorite, Elias walked through a section of the stands at the Prudential Center before taking his place on the ice with his wife, two daughters, former and current teammates and the franchise’s owners and management.The podium on the ice was shaped as a puck with the No. 26 on it, and it was by surrounded by other super-sized pucks with the same number and two trophies, the Stanley Cup and The Prince of Wales trophy, presented to the Eastern Conference winner.Elias played on four conference champions, scoring the winning goal in Game 7 against Philadelphia in 2000.Elias is the first European player to have his number retired by the Devils, and the first forward. Defensemen Scott Stevens (No. 4) Dalton Prout Jersey Womens , Scott Niedermayer (No. 27) and Ken Daneyko (No. 3) and goaltender Martin Brodeur (No. 30) also had their jerseys retired. All four were in attendance with Brodeur, of course, getting the biggest ovation.It was appropriate that Elias’ No. 26 was raised to the rafters at the Prudential Center against the Islanders, the team he played his most games against, 91, and had his most points, 86.Elias is the Devils’ leader in points (1025), goals (408), assists (617), points in one season (96), points in a playoff season (23) and game-winning goals (80), .—