Preview: Stars aim for another road win in Vancouver

Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks

About the Stars

The Stars (6-5-0) won 2-1 in Calgary Friday, snapping a two-game road losing streak. Esa Lindell and Alexander Radulov scored power-play goals, and Kari Lehtonen stopped 29 shots for the Stars who won for the second time on the road this season.
"We all know that in this league it's even harder right now to win hockey games on the road. We know that well," Radulov said. "The game today, that's the character of our team. Hopefully, we're going to build on it and keep going."
C Martin Hanzal did not play the final 15 minutes of Friday's game with an undisclosed injury. He is questionable for Monday.
D Stephen Johns, who has missed the past two games with (concussion symptoms), practiced Sunday but is not expected to play Monday.
Ben Bishop will get the start in goal in Vancouver.
Monday's game is the fourth of a five-game road trip for the Stars who are 1-2-0 in the first three games.
Injuries: C Martin Hanzal (undisclosed) is questionable. D Stephen Johns (concussion symptoms) is out.

About the Canucks

The Canucks (6-3-1), one of the season's early surprises, won their fourth straight game by defeating Washington, 6-2, in Vancouver Thursday. The Canucks' power play, which had been struggling, scored three times on six chances.
"We simplified it a bit," said Canucks forward Sven Baertschi, who tallied twice on the power play. "Just getting pucks on the net and then playing off the rebounds. I thought we were really effective that way. Sometimes it's easier to go simple."
Anders Nilsson, who stopped 25 of 27 shots for Vancouver, improved to 3-1-0 on the season with a 1.88 goals against average and .943 save percentage.
Monday's game is the second of a six-game homestand for the Canucks.
Injuries: D Alexander Edler (knee), LW Loui Eriksson (knee), and D Troy Stecher (knee) are on injured reserve.

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