Dallas Stars (27-19-2, fifth in the Central) vs. Arizona Coyotes (12-33-4, eighth in the Central)
Glendale, Arizona; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST
LINE: Coyotes +204, Stars -252; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas visits Arizona looking to extend its six-game road winning streak.
The Coyotes are 8-17-2 against Western Conference opponents. Arizona averages 11.6 penalty minutes per game, the second-most in the Western Conference. Liam O'Brien leads the team serving 94 total minutes.
The Stars are 10-6-1 against the rest of their division. Dallas averages only 3.2 penalties per game, the fewest in the NHL. Jamie Benn leads them averaging 0.5.
Dallas beat Arizona 4-1 in the last meeting between these teams on Dec. 6. Benn scored two goals for the Stars in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Clayton Keller leads the Coyotes with 42 points, scoring 19 goals and adding 23 assists. Nick Schmaltz has six goals and three assists over the last 10 games for Arizona.
Jason Robertson leads the Stars with a plus-18 in 40 games this season. Roope Hintz has 9 points over the last 10 games for Dallas.
LAST 10 GAMES: Coyotes: 2-8-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.7 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up four goals per game with an .889 save percentage.
Stars: 7-3-0, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.7 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.4 penalty minutes while allowing 2.2 goals per game with a .933 save percentage.
INJURIES: Coyotes: Jay Beagle: out (lower body), Johan Larsson: out (lower-body).
Stars: Radek Faksa: day to day (lower body).
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