7:07 pm
April 3

Stars @ Hurricanes

Who will WIN this matchup?

Dallas Stars (12-12-10)

@ Carolina Hurricanes (24-8-3)

 

Starting Goalies:

Jake Oettinger (DAL): Confirmed

Alex Nedeljkovic (CAR): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Dallas Stars: (+140)

Carolina Hurricanes: (-160)

 

• The Hurricanes have won four of their past five games. They have points in 14 of the last 16 games. But there’s no time to dwell on the positives or negatives.

• The Stars won for the first time in four games (1-1-2) by defeating the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Thursday night. That was only the second time in a 13-game span that the Stars reached the four-goal mark.

• The Hurricanes are encouraged by the return of Vincent Trocheck to the lineup for the past two games after an eight-game absence. He scored the game’s first goal Thursday night against the Chicago Blackhawks. “He really is a big part of this team,” Hurricanes forward Jesper Fast said. “It seems like he hasn’t missed a beat (after) being out for a while.”

• The Hurricanes also appear close to having goalie Petr Mrazek back after he made a conditioning appearance with the American Hockey League’s Chicago affiliate as he aims to come back from an injury that has sidelined him for two months. Dallas might not be so fortunate on the injury front. Defenseman Joel Hanley exited in the first period Thursday with a lower-body injury.

• Carolina is 4-0-0 against the Stars this season, twice winning in shootouts. The Hurricanes have scored at least four goals (three twice in regulation before the shootout tally) in each game with the Stars.

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Carolina Hurricanes
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