Calgary Flames (7-9-3, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. Dallas Stars (12-4-2, first in the Central Division)
Dallas; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Stars -179, Flames +148
BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames face the top team in the Central Division, the Dallas Stars.
Dallas is 5-3-1 at home and 12-4-2 overall. The Stars have gone 7-0-0 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
Calgary has a 7-9-3 record overall and a 4-6-2 record in road games. The Flames have a 6-1-2 record in games they score three or more goals.
The matchup Friday is the second time these teams square off this season. The Stars won 4-3 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miro Heiskanen has one goal and 11 assists for the Stars. Tyler Seguin has scored five goals with five assists over the past 10 games.
Elias Lindholm has four goals and nine assists for the Flames. Noah Hanifin has scored four goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 6-3-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Flames: 5-3-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Stars: Jerad Rosburg: out (undisclosed), Craig Smith: day to day (illness).
Flames: Oliver Kylington: out (undisclosed), Kevin Rooney: out (shoulder), Connor Zary: day to day (lower body), Jakob Pelletier: out (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
