Pittsburgh Penguins (30-29-9, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Dallas Stars (42-19-9, third in the Central Division)
Dallas; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to the Dallas Stars looking to stop a six-game road losing streak.
Dallas is 42-19-9 overall and 21-10-4 in home games. The Stars have a 21-6-2 record in games their opponents commit more penalties.
Pittsburgh has a 12-16-5 record on the road and a 30-29-9 record overall. The Penguins have a -5 scoring differential, with 197 total goals scored and 202 given up.
Friday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Stars won the last matchup 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Duchene has 23 goals and 36 assists for the Stars. Jason Robertson has five goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
Erik Karlsson has eight goals and 38 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has three goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 7-3-0, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.7 assists, 2.5 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Penguins: 3-6-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.3 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 4.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Stars: Jani Hakanpaa: day to day (lower body), Evgenii Dadonov: out (lower body), Scott Wedgewood: day to day (personal).
Penguins: Jansen Harkins: out (upper body), Jeff Carter: day to day (upper body), Matt Nieto: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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