The unprecedented four-game series begins with a back-to-back set on Monday and Tuesday from Dallas' American Airlines Center before moving to Little Caesars Arena to wrap up the clubs' season series Thursday and Saturday.
Before suffering a 4-0 shutout to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night, the Red Wings were riding a season-long three-game winning streak, and now Detroit (16-24-6, 38 points) attempts to play spoiler against Dallas (17-14-12, 46 points) as the Stars fight for a playoff spot in the Central division.
The Stars are three points back of the fourth-seed Nashville Predators in the division race and come into the series against the Wings with points in nine of their last 11 games, including a season-long six-game point streak (4-0-2).
Detroit has dropped three of its first four games against Dallas this season, including a 3-0 shutout loss to the Stars in the last meeting on March 20, but with 10 games remaining in the 2020-21 season, the Red Wings are one win and one point shy of matching their 2019-20 season totals.
Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said his club has a lot to play for in the last three weeks of the season and expects the atmosphere to be as competitive as ever.
"I think for all our guys, it's big," Blashill said about the last 10 games of the campaign. "Certainly for young guys, you can really make a statement to where you think you should fit in within the organization. But everybody's got stuff on the line. The guys that have contracts up, they're playing for their livelihoods, and as a team, we want to grow as a group. There's a whole bunch of stuff on the line for a lot of our guys, and the games should be extremely competitive."
Puck drop for the four-game series opener is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday night. Fans can catch the nationally televised broadcast on NBCSN or catch the radio broadcast on the Red Wings Radio Network.
