Nashville Predators (22-18-1, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (24-11-5, third in the Central Division)
Dallas; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators head to the Dallas Stars in Central Division action on Friday.
Dallas is 24-11-5 overall and 10-3-2 against the Central Division. The Stars have an 8-3-1 record when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.
Nashville is 7-4-0 against the Central Division and 22-18-1 overall. The Predators serve 10.3 penalty minutes per game to rank ninth in NHL play.
The matchup Friday is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Predators won 4-3 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jason Robertson has 15 goals and 26 assists for the Stars. Roope Hintz has scored seven goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
Ryan O'Reilly has 15 goals and 20 assists for the Predators. Gustav Nyquist has six goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 6-3-1, averaging 4.2 goals, 6.8 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Predators: 4-5-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.1 penalties and 12.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Stars: Miro Heiskanen: out (lower body), Jake Oettinger: out (lower-body), Jerad Rosburg: out (undisclosed).
Predators: Tyson Barrie: day to day (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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