Dallas Stars forward Jason Spezza will return to the lineup Tuesday after missing the past five games because of an upper-body injury. "It's hard to watch when you realize the importance of the games and the position we're in," Spezza said. "It's been tough." The Stars are six points behind the Los Angeles Kings for the second wild card spot into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference with a game in hand on the Winnipeg Jets, who also are six points out. The Stars are 1-5-0 during February and are on a four-game road losing streak (0-4-0). Coach Lindy Ruff said his team is approaching games down the stretch one at a time. "Just live in today and worry about the game tonight," he said. "You can't spend much time on yesterday and you can't look ahead. It's one game at a time. We did a lot of work in the last game [5-3 loss to the Nashville Predators on Sunday], again, to have things fall apart and losing a point. A 3-0 lead, we should be able to hold. You put that game behind you and move on to the next one."
