Tonight at 10:00 p.m. ET, the Dallas Stars (8-7-2, 18 points) and the Edmonton Oilers (4-13-2, 10 points) faceoff live from Rexall Place in Edmonton in the first of three meetings this season between these two teams. The game can be live streamed here. Dallas fans can hear all the hard-hitting action by tuning into 96.7 The Ticket while Edmonton fans can do the same on 630 CHED AM.
Dallas enters play looking for success after injuries caused some changes to their lineup while Edmonton is hoping to avoid setting a grisly franchise record by being shutout in three straight games on home ice. Edmonton is 1-5-0 at home this season and has been outscored 17-2 in their past four home games at Rexall Place.
The Stars juggled their lines at practice Tuesday since Ray Whitney (1-7-8) is sidelined for tonight's game with a lower-body injury.
"We've looked at a couple of different combinations," Stars coach Lindy Ruff told reporters, according to NHL.com. "We tried something [Monday] and we tried something [Tuesday]. We'll make a decision [Wednesday]."
The Stars have been paced offensively by Tyler Seguin (seven goals, nine assists) and Jamie Benn (six goals, 10 assists) who each have 16 points, while Alex Chiasson has 11 points off of five tallies and six helpers.
The Oilers, which were booed off the ice in their latest home loss, signed veteran goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov to hope to fix the team's woes between the pipes.
"It's a good opportunity for me to play a few games, get some good practice with good players to get some shots and get myself in good shape," Bryzgalov, who was bought out by the Philadelphia Flyers in the offseason, said via NHL.com.
Devan Dubnyk has started the majority of the team's games this season, posting a 3-8-1 record with a 3.92 goals-against average and a .876 save percentage. The Stars have had no issues in the crease as Kari Lehtonen is 7-3-2 with a 2.18 GAA and a .928 save percentage this season.
If Lehtonen gets the nod, he'll have to stop an Oilers team that is led by Jordan Eberle, who has a team-high 15 points off of four goals and 11 assists. Along with Eberle, Edmonton has been paced by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (5-8-13) and Taylor Hall (5-7-12), who has two goals and two assists in three games since returning from a knee injury.
The Stars look to stay hot between the pipes while the Oilers hopes to avoid making terrible history by getting shutout again when these teams meet tonight in Edmonton
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