Up next: Dallas Stars

DETROIT --Before they became a member of the Eastern Conference in 2013, the Red Wings had an intense rivalry with the Dallas Stars.
On and off the ice, the connections between the teams run deep.

Livonia-born Mike Modano is the greatest player in Stars history and a former Red Wings forward.
Dino Ciccarelli was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota North Stars in 1979 and played his first nine seasons in Minnesota, accumulating 651 points in 602 games. He was also a major pest for the Wings.
Dallas general manager Jim Nill left the Wings organization in 2013 after being in Detroit's front office for 19 years, his last 15 years as assistant general manager, where he oversaw the Wings' draft and player development.
Former Red Wings goalie coach Jim Bedard is now the Stars goaltending development coach.
Throw in Stars president Jim Lites being a Michigan native and former Wings executive, Sterling Heights native Derian Hatcher being a former captain of the Stars and Pavel Datsyuk's battles against Stars and former Michigan goalie Marty Turco, it's a shame Detroit and Dallas meet only twice a year.
On October 10, the Wings dropped a 4-2 decision to the Stars in Dallas. Justin Abdelkader and Anthony Mantha were Detroit's goal scorers, with Petr Mrazek taking the loss in net. It was the Wings' third game of the season and their first loss of the year.
Depending on the outcome of their Monday matinee game in Boston, the Stars (24-17-3, 51 points) could be riding a two-game losing streak when they play the Wings Tuesday night (7:30 p.m. face-off) at Little Caesars Arena.
The Stars concluded a stretch on Saturday where they played nine of their past 10 games at home. Dallas took 13 out of a possible 18 points, going 6-2-1. They averaged 3.4 goals a game with a goals-against average of 2.1.
But on Saturday, Dallas dropped a 4-1 decision to the red-hot Colorado Avalanche. It was a disappointing loss for the Stars.
"The game turned on missed power-play opportunities in the third," Stars coach Ken Hitchcock told FOX Sports Southwest after the game. "Those opportunities in the third, we had a lot of looks when it was 1-1, that's what you want.
"I know you're not going to win a lot of games when you score only one goal, bottom line, especially at home. You have to score more than one goal.
"We had too many quality scoring opportunities. We had four breakaways, we had too many scoring opportunities, missed them and it did come back to haunt us. It hasn't before, but it did this time."
With the loss, the Stars remain fifth in the extremely tight Central Division, where just 10 points separate all seven teams in the standings. Dallas still holds onto the second wild card spot in the Western Conference, but it is tenuous at best.
Every game is crucial for the Stars if they hope to make the playoffs after missing the NHL's second season last year.
Dallas will be playing its second game of a four-game Eastern Conference road swing versus the Red Wings. They are 8-11-2 on the road heading into Monday's Bruins game.
"Our challenge is to bring our best on the road," Dallas captain Jamie Benn said after Saturday's setback. "We've got to find a way to dig in and get some points in some tough buildings here. We'll get back to work (Sunday) and it starts with a big one in Boston.
"Anytime you lose a game, you want to come back a little stronger and find a way to win a hockey game."
Up front, the Stars are led by their top line of Benn, former Plymouth Whalers star Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov. In 44 games, Seguin leads the Stars in goals with 21, he has 19 assists and is plus-1. He leads Stars forwards in ice time, averaging 20:10 per game.
Seguin's 40 points is tied for the team lead with Benn and defenseman John Klingberg. Benn has 18 goals among his 40 points in 44 games and is plus-7. Radulov is close behind with 39 points in 44 games. He has 16 goals, 23 assists, is minus-3 and is averaging 19:26 of ice time.
Secondary scoring by the forward corps has been a concern for the Stars.
Mattias Janmark, acquired from the Red Wings in the Erik Cole trade in 2015, has 10 goals among 23 points in 44 games. He is an even player.
Forward Radek Faksa, a former 2012 first-round pick (13th overall), has 10 goals among his 20 points and his plus-13 is second best on the team.
Veteran center Jason Spezza has five goals among his 16 points in 13:29 of ice time a game, he is even and has been solid.
Klingberg is the backbone of the Stars blueline. The former fifth-round pick (131st overall) in the 2010 NHL Draft will be in Tampa along with Seguin representing the Stars in the NHL All-Star Game later this month.
He leads all NHL defensemen in scoring and is the first blueliner to reach the 40-point mark this season. In 44 games, Klingberg has six goals, 34 assists, is a plus-9 and tops the Stars in ice time, clocking in at 23:27.
Defenseman Esa Lindell, 23, has four goals among his 16 points from the back end and his plus-14 leads the Stars.
A couple of veterans, Dan Hamhuis (one goal, 12 assists, plus-2, average ice time of 20:29 in 42 games) and former Michigan standout and Sterling Heights native Greg Pateryn (one goal, three assists, plus-4 in 35 games with an average ice time of 19:35) have helped solidify the blue line.
Ben Bishop is the Stars No. 1 goalie and has started the last 11 games for Dallas. He is 19-12-2 with a 2.52 goals-against average, a .916 save percentage and four shutouts.
Kari Lehtonen is Bishop's backup. Lehtonen is 5-5-1 with a 2.59 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage this season.
Because of Bishop's recent workload and since the Stars are playing back-to-back Monday in Boston and Tuesday in Detroit, Hitchcock told the Dallas reporters that Lehtonen will start in one of the games.
However, the always guarded Hitchcock would not reveal which game Lehtonen would spell Bishop.