STARS (1-5-1) at BLUE JACKETS (2-3-0) 7 p.m. ET; FS-O, FS-SW, NHL.TV
The forward, who signed a one-year contract with the Stars on July 1 after 13 seasons with the Anaheim Ducks, fractured his left foot prior to training camp and missed the first seven games of the season. The Stars have lost three straight games (0-2-1) and seven straight against the Blue Jackets (0-5-2). Columbus is 12-2-1 in its past 15 games against Dallas. Goalie Joonas Korpisalo is expected to start for the Blue Jackets, who are 1-2-0 at home while being outscored 9-6.
Players to watch
Stars forward Joe Pavelski has no points in his past six games after getting an assist in his first game of the season. Blue Jackets forward Alex Wennberg has three assists, including two in a 3-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. He has won 53.5 percent (38 of 71) of his face-offs.
They said it
"You miss training camp and a few games, you're just excited again to play. It's good to be back and part of the team and really get this team going." -- Stars forward Corey Perry, who missed the first seven games of the season with a broken foot "I look at how we're playing. Our record could be a lot different. We've found ways to lose rather than finding ways to win." -- Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno
Gurianov was recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.
Stat pack
The Stars rank last in the NHL in goals per game at 1.86. They are 1-for-22 (4.5 percent) on the power play, 28th in the League. … Dubois has scored in consecutive games and has a three-game point streak (two goals, one assist). … Jenner is one point from 200 in the NHL (102 goals, 97 assists) . … Bjorkstrand is one point from 100 in the NHL (46 goals, 53 assists).
