Ducks at Stars preview

DUCKS (5-4-1) at STARS (4-4-0)
8:30 p.m. ET; FS-SW, PRIME, NHL.TV

The Ducks have been outscored 10-4 during their three-game losing streak. They lost 3-1 at the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.
The Stars defeated the Ducks 5-3 at home on Oct. 13 after trailing by three goals midway through the second period. They are 1-3-0 in their past four games and have one goal or fewer in three of the past four games, but are 4-2-0 at home.

Players to watch

Ducks goaltender John Gibson has allowed two goals or fewer in seven of his eight games. In the loss to the Stars 12 days ago, he allowed four goals on 44 shots during two periods, including 30 shots in the second period.
Stars defenseman John Klingberg has five goals in eight games after scoring eight last season. Klingberg is tied for the NHL lead in goals by a defenseman with John Carlson of the Washington Capitals. He had a goal and an assist in the previous game against Anaheim.

They said it

"It taxes the penalty-killers, and then the players who don't play the penalty kill sit there idle. It has a multiple effect." -- Ducks coach Randy Carlyle on his team taking four first-period penalties in its 3-1 loss to Chicago
"Just making sure you're making the night hard for him. Making him go side to side. I don't think we'll have a second period like we had that night." -- Stars forward Jason Spezza on Ducks goaltender John Gibson

Ducks projected lineup

Andrew Cogliano -- Ryan Kesler -- Isac Lundestrom
Nick Ritchie -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Rickard Rakell
Ben Street -- Adam Henrique -- Pontus Aberg
Max Comtois -- Sam Steel -- Kiefer Sherwood
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Montour
Cam Fowler -- Josh Manson
Marcus Pettersson -- Luke Schenn
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched: Joseph Blandisi , Andrej Sustr
Injured:Corey Perry (knee), Patrick Eaves (shoulder), Ondrej Kase (concussion), Jakob Silfverberg (upper body), Carter Rowney (upper body)

Stars projected lineup

Jamie Benn -- Tyler Seguin -- Justin Dowling
Devin Shore -- Jason Spezza -- Tyler Pitlick
Mattias Janmark -- Radek Faksa -- Blake Comeau
Valeri Nichushkin -- Jason Dickinson -- Brett Ritchie
Esa Lindell -- John Klingberg
Miro Heiskanen -- Connor Carrick
Julius Honka -- Roman Polak
Ben Bishop
Anton Khudobin
Scratched:Gemel Smith
Injured:Alexander Radulov (lower body), Marc Methot (lower body)

Status report

Silfverberg and Rowney are day to day but did not make the trip. … Radulov will miss his third straight game. He has 10 points (four goals, six assists) and is tied with Benn for the team lead in goals. Nichushkin returns after missing three games with a lower-back injury.

Stat pack

Lindholm has no points in his past three games after a five-game point streak (two goals, five assists). … Spezza has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past five games.