Stars take on the Utah Hockey Club on losing streak

Utah Hockey Club (36-30-13, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (50-23-6, in the Central Division)

Dallas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars come into a matchup with the Utah Hockey Club as losers of four straight games.

Dallas has a 15-6-3 record in Central Division games and a 50-23-6 record overall. The Stars have gone 24-11-2 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.

Utah has an 11-8-4 record in Central Division games and a 36-30-13 record overall. The Utah Hockey Club have gone 31-4-9 in games they score three or more goals.

Saturday’s game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season. The Stars won the last matchup 3-2 in overtime.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mikko Rantanen has 32 goals and 53 assists for the Stars. Wyatt Johnston has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

Logan Cooley has 23 goals and 37 assists for the Utah Hockey Club. Clayton Keller has three goals and six assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 6-2-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.3 assists, four penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

Utah Hockey Club: 5-3-2, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.9 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Stars: None listed.

Utah Hockey Club: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.