Dallas Stars (27-13-5, third in the Central Division) vs. New York Islanders (19-15-11, sixth in the Metropolitan Division)
Elmont, New York; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Stars -117, Islanders -103; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders aim to end their four-game slide when they take on the Dallas Stars.
New York is 19-15-11 overall and 11-5-6 in home games. The Islanders have a -19 scoring differential, with 132 total goals scored and 151 allowed.
Dallas has a 13-5-3 record on the road and a 27-13-5 record overall. The Stars are 25-6-3 in games they score at least three goals.
Sunday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brock Nelson has 19 goals and 16 assists for the Islanders. Noah Dobson has 10 assists over the last 10 games.
Tyler Seguin has scored 17 goals with 18 assists for the Stars. Joe Pavelski has five goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 2-6-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.5 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Stars: 5-4-1, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Islanders: Ryan Pulock: out (lower body), Semyon Varlamov: out (lower body), Casey Cizikas: out (lower body), Pierre Engvall: day to day (upper body), Robert Bortuzzo: out (lower body).
Stars: Mason Marchment: day to day (illness), Miro Heiskanen: out (lower body), Jerad Rosburg: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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