Dallas Stars (32-23-3, 5th in Central) vs. Montreal Canadiens (16-36-8, 8th in Atlantic)
Montreal; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas will be looking to end their three-game losing streak when the Stars play Montreal.
The Canadians have played 8-18-2 in home games. Montreal is bottom in the Eastern Conference averaging just 4.1 assists per game. Nick Suzuki leads them with 27 total assists.
The Stars are 12-15-2. Dallas has 167 goals and ranks 10th in the Western Conference with an average of 2.9 goals per game. Jason Robertson leads the team at 30.
In their last encounter on January 18, Montreal won 5-3. Christian Dvorak scored two goals for the Canadians.
HIGH-PERFORMERS: Suzuki leads the Canadians with 43 points, scoring 16 goals and adding 27 assists. Nicholas Suzuki has seven goals and seven assists in his last 10 games for Montreal.
Roope Hintz leads the Stars this season with a 19-plus in 56 games. Robertson has 9 points in his last 10 games for Dallas.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 6-3-1, averaging 3.8 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while conceding 3.2 goals per game on a .895 percent save.
Stars: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while allowing 2.7 goals per game with a .914 percent save.
INJURIES: Canadians: Christian Dvorak: Out (upper body), Josh Anderson: Day to Day (lower body), David Savard: Out (ankles), Artturi Lehkonen: Day to Day (upper body).
Stars: Braden Holtby: Day by Day (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by writing data and data from Sportradar.
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