The Stars have won three straight games. They are 10-for-10 killing penalties during the winning streak. Dallas goaltender Ben Bishop will make his sixth consecutive start. He's fifth with in the NHL with a 1.93 goals-against average. Scott Darling will make his fifth start for the Hurricanes, who are playing the final game of a four-game road trip. It's the final home game for Dallas before a five-game road trip.
Players to watch
Carolina forward Justin Williams has four points (one goal, three assists) during a three-game point streak. Bishop is 7-1-1 with a .945 save percentage, a 1.76 GAA and two shutouts in nine career games against Carolina.
They said it
"It's sort of an annual thing where we have a road trip early in the season. It works out nicely for us. We've got some new faces from last year and we want to try to come together and set the tone for a good year as a road team. I think we've done a good job of that so far." -- Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner "Obviously with the system change it helps my game and helps all the (defenders) game. Goals are down. We've focused a more lot on playing good defense. Tracking, re-loading, come back all five guys. It makes it a lot easier on the D. And obviously with (Bishop) talking back there and making those huge saves helps a lot to." -- Stars defenseman John Klingberg on the change in focus under new coach Ken Hitchcock
Honka will play after he was a healthy scratch for the Stars' 5-4 win at the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday.
Stat pack
The Stars have won five in a row and nine of their past 11 against the Hurricanes. … Skinner has 20 goals in his past 24 games, dating back to last season. … Spezza has 40 points (19 goals, 21 assists) in 38 career games against Carolina.
