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The Dallas Stars are in the home stretch of the season and are playing some of their best hockey yet. Having won five of their last six games, they welcome the New Jersey Devils to the American Airlines Center on Tuesday.
The game is the third of the Stars’ four-game homestand before they go on a four-game road trip that includes three games in Canada.
Here is what you need to know for Tuesday night’s matchup.
When: Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Where: American Airlines Center
TV/Streaming: Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu
Radio: 96.7 FM/1310 The Ticket (KTCK-AM)
The Dallas Stars (39-19-2, 2nd in the Central Division) host the New Jersey Devils (33-23-6, 3rd in the Metropolitan Division) after Wyatt Johnston’s hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Stars’ 6-3 win.
Dallas has a 22-7-1 record in home games and a 39-19-2 record overall. The Stars are fourth in league play with 204 total goals (averaging 3.4 per game).
New Jersey has an 18-13-2 record in road games and a 33-23-6 record overall. The Devils have a +32 scoring differential, with 185 total goals scored and 153 conceded.
The teams square off Tuesday for the second time this season. The Stars won 4-2 in the last matchup on Feb. 22.
Johnston has 21 goals and 34 assists for the Stars. Jason Robertson has eight goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Jack Hughes, who suffered an injury in the Devils’ Sunday night game against Utah, has 27 goals and 43 assists for the Devils. Ondrej Palat has scored three goals and added one assist over the past 10 games.
Stars: 7-2-1, averaging 4.7 goals, 8.1 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Devils: 5-5-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.4 assists, 4.2 penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
Stars: Lian Bichsel (day-to-day), Ilya Lyubushkin (day-to-day), Tyler Seguin (IR-LT), Mavrik Bourque (day-to-day), Miro Heiskanen (IR)
Devils: Jack Hughes (day-to-day), Jonas Siegenthaler (IR), Mico Hischier (IR), Jacob Markstrom (IR), Erik Haula (IR)
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