STARS (22-17-4) at BLUES (17-19-4) 8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, FS-SW, NHL.TV
The Stars are 6-3-1 their past 10 games but have scored two goals or fewer in eight of them. Dallas has lost five of its past seven on the road. The Blues won 3-0 at the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday behind Jordan Binnington (25 saves), who became the 35th goalie in NHL history to have a shutout in his first start. St. Louis could go with Jake Allen in the second of back-to-back games. The Blues will try for their third win in four games.
Players to watch
Stars center Tyler Seguin has seven points (four goals, three assists) during a five-game point streak. Blues forward David Perron has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in a seven-game point streak, one shy of his NHL career high set last season with the Vegas Golden Knights from Jan 18-Feb. 2, 2018.
They said it
"We played Washington and Vegas, those are the other two times where we've had those opportunities and we didn't take advantage of it. We hope we do tonight." -- Stars coach Jim Montgomery on facing a team that played the previous night "It's a tough turnaround obviously. They get rest and come in to be ready tomorrow. We're going to put some fresh bodies in tomorrow." -- Blues coach Craig Berube after the 3-0 win at Philadelphia on Monday
Carrick will replace Honka and play for the second time since Oct. 28. Nichushkin, playing in his 200th NHL game, will replace Ritchie. ... St. Louis did not hold a morning skate. ... Steen was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after leaving the game Monday in the first period. ... Fabbri, a healthy scratch against the Flyers, is expected to play, as is Blais, who was recalled from San Antonio of the American Hockey League on Monday.
Stat pack
Radulov has six points (one goal, five assists) in a three-game point streak and eight points (three goals, five assists) in his past five games. ... O'Reilly has eight points (three goals, five assists) during a six-game point streak.
