STARS (8-5-1) at BLUE JACKETS (7-6-1) 7 p.m. ET; SN, FS-O, FS-SW+, NHL.TV
The Stars are 3-0-1 in their past four after a 2-1 overtime loss at the Boston Bruins on Monday. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky will start for the Blue Jackets, who have lost three of four (1-2-1). They're back home after going 1-1-1 on a California trip that ended with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.
Players to watch
Stars center Jason Spezza is two points from 900 in the NHL. Blue Jackets center Pierre-Luc Dubois has seven points (five goals, two assists) in his past seven games
They said it
"We need to get some rest, be smart and focus on the next game." -- Stars center Radek Faksa on playing the second of a back to back "This is a little bit of a patch as far as the confidence part of it, of making plays and being consistent in our game. We just can't split up."-- Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella
The Stars did not skate Tuesday. … Ritchie could play in his 200th NHL game after sitting Monday because of an illness. … Sedlak goes in for Bjorkstrand and Kukan plays for Harrington.
Stat pack
Bishop is 4-1-0 with a 2.19 goals-against average and .925 save percentage in his past five starts. … The Blue Jackets have defeated the Stars five straight times and are 10-2-1 against them since Jan. 28, 2013. … Columbus is 1-for-26 (3.8 percent) on the power play at home.
