Dallas Stars (4-1-0, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (4-1-0, fifth in the Central Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Carolina heads into a matchup against Dallas as winners of three games in a row.
Carolina finished 38-25-5 overall and 8-12-1 in division games in the 2019-20 season. The Hurricanes averaged 33.2 shots per game last season on the way to scoring 3.2 goals per game.
Dallas finished 37-24-8 overall and 12-9-3 in division play a season ago. The Stars averaged 3.6 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes per game.
The teams square off for the second straight game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Max McCormick: day to day (upper body), Petr Mrazek: day to day (upper body), Jordan Staal: out (covid-19).
Stars: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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