Seattle Kraken (38-24-7, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Dallas Stars (38-19-13, first in the Central Division)
Dallas; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars host the Seattle Kraken after the Stars defeated the Calgary Flames 6-5 in overtime.
Dallas has a 17-9-8 record in home games and a 38-19-13 record overall. The Stars have a 32-7-5 record in games they score three or more goals.
Seattle has gone 22-9-3 in road games and 38-24-7 overall. The Kraken have a +20 scoring differential, with 240 total goals scored and 220 conceded.
The teams square off Tuesday for the third time this season. The Stars won the previous meeting 4-3 in overtime. Jason Robertson scored two goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jamie Benn has scored 29 goals with 38 assists for the Stars. Roope Hintz has seven goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Jaden Schwartz has scored 17 goals with 18 assists for the Kraken. Jared McCann has seven goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 7-3-0, averaging 4.8 goals, 8.2 assists, 2.9 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Kraken: 6-3-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.6 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Stars: Tyler Seguin: out (lower body), Mason Marchment: out (lower body), Scott Wedgewood: day to day (undisclosed).
Kraken: Philipp Grubauer: day to day (illness), Joonas Donskoi: out (upper-body), Andre Burakovsky: out (lower-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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