The Stars (37-23-6) lost 3-2 in overtime to Ottawa at American Airlines Center on Monday night. For the third straight game, the Stars scored late to force overtime, but on Monday, they lost in the extra period when Senators captain Erik Karlsson scored on a breakaway.
"That was not a good game," said Stars defenseman Marc Methot. "That was ugly, and we are lucky we got a point in my opinion. I don't think we really deserved it. But, we'll take that and hopefully put this game behind us here and move on to a much bigger game [Tuesday]."
The Stars finished their five-game homestand with a 2-1-2 record, including 2-0-2 over the final four games.
The Stars lost goaltender Ben Bishop to a lower-body injury in Monday's game. He is expected to miss the next two games. The Stars also played without center Radek Faksa (foot) and defenseman Esa Lindell (illness). Both Faksa and Lindell are out for Tuesday.
The Stars will be looking to bounce back Tuesday against the Predators, who rank second in the NHL in points and have won eight straight games.
"Everyone is going to be pumped and excited to play [Tuesday]," said goaltender Kari Lehtonen, who stopped 15 of 18 shots Monday after taking over for Bishop to start the second period. "We are disappointed about this one though, but it's something that doesn't need more motivation. They've had us this year and we'll go there and it's going to be a great challenge."
Lehtonen is the scheduled starter in goal. The Stars play at Nashville Tuesday and then return home to play Anaheim on Friday.
Injuries:G Ben Bishop (lower body), C Radek Faksa (foot), D Esa Lindell (illness), and C Martin Hanzal (back) are out.
