The Dallas Stars will look to end their road woes when they visit PPG Paints Arena. They are 3-6-4 away from American Airlines Center, including 0-2-2 in their past four road games. The Stars likely will turn to goalie Antti Niemi, who was first off the ice at the morning skate. Niemi is 5-2-3 with a 3.05 goals-against average and .906 save percentage in 13 games. Kari Lehtonen made 17 saves on 19 shots in in a 3-1 loss at the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. Niemi allowed four goals on 31 shots in his previous start, a 4-3 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues on Monday. Defenseman Stephen Johns, who broke his nose Tuesday, will play against the Penguins, his hometown team, for the first time. Johns was raised in Wampum, Pennsylvania, about 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. "I was a Penguins fan for the first 18 years of my life. I grew up and idolized guys like Mario [Lemieux] and [Jaromir Jagr]," Johns said. "I watched [Sidney Crosby] play. I used to come to the student rush games. It's going to be weird. I haven't been a Pens fan for six, seven years now, so it won't be as weird as if I was 18 years old. But it will be really cool to see a lot of friends and family." Forward Jamie Benn needs one goal for 200 in his career.
