STARS (16-10-3) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (16-14-1) 9 p.m. ET; ATTSN-RM, FS-SW, NHL.TV
This is the first meeting this season between the two teams occupying the Western Conference wild card positions. Dallas leads Vegas by two points, 35-33, with two games in hand. The Stars are 9-0-1 against Pacific Division teams. Goalie Ben Bishop will start for Dallas. He has won his past two starts with a goals-against average of 1.50 and a .956 save percentage since being activated from injured reserve (lower body) Dec. 1. Vegas is playing the second game of a back to back after losing 5-1 to the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on Saturday. Coach Gerard Gallant did not confirm who will start in goal, but Malcolm Subban is expected to play after Marc-Andre Fleury started his ninth straight game Saturday.
Players to watch
Stars forward Jamie Benn has 10 points (five goals, five assists) in the past 10 games. Golden Knights forward Cody Eakin has eight points (three goals, five assists) in nine games.
They said it
"It's good for the confidence. It's good heading into the road trip finding different ways to win, getting contributions from different guys. That's all really good things that we're going to need to take this next step here." -- Stars forward Devin Shore on Dallas' 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks Friday "[Dallas has] high-quality players. We need to definitely be ready because it's a big challenge for us. They have a great team and we need to be ready for them." -- Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault
Hanzal (back) will play his second consecutive game after making his season debut Friday. … Gallant did not confirm any lineup changes for Vegas. … Stastny will travel on the Golden Knights' upcoming four-game road trip.
Stat pack
Heiskanen has five points (three goals, two assists) in seven games. … Seguin has three points (one goal, two assists) in his past four games. … Karlsson has five points (four goals, one assist) in six games.
