Boston Bruins (9-1-1, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Dallas Stars (7-2-1, first in the Central Division)
Dallas; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Central Division-leading Dallas Stars host the Boston Bruins.
Dallas had a 47-21-14 record overall and a 28-12-11 record at home last season. The Stars scored 281 goals while giving up 215 last season for a +66 goal differential.
Boston is 9-1-1 overall and 4-1-0 on the road. The Bruins are 8-1-1 when scoring three or more goals.
Monday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Roope Hintz has scored five goals with six assists for the Stars. Joe Pavelski has four goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
David Pastrnak has nine goals and seven assists for the Bruins. Brad Marchand has scored five goals and added four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 7-2-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.3 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Bruins: 8-1-1, averaging 3.2 goals, five assists, 5.2 penalties and 12 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
INJURIES: Stars: Radek Faksa: day to day (upper body), Jerad Rosburg: out (undisclosed).
Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (lower body), Derek Forbort: day to day (lower body), Jakub Lauko: out (face), Matt Grzelcyk: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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