Pittsburgh Penguins at Dallas Stars

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Pittsburgh Penguins

30-34-12

Dallas Stars

50-21-4

Stars bring 7-game win streak into matchup with the Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins (30-34-12, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Dallas Stars (50-21-4, in the Central Division)

Dallas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars play the Pittsburgh Penguins with a seven win streak intact.

Dallas has a 28-7-2 record at home and a 50-21-4 record overall. The Stars have a 43-6-2 record when scoring three or more goals.

Pittsburgh has a 30-34-12 record overall and an 11-20-7 record on the road. The Penguins have a -52 scoring differential, with 221 total goals scored and 273 conceded.

Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Stars won 7-1 in the previous meeting. Miro Heiskanen led the Stars with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wyatt Johnston has scored 31 goals with 37 assists for the Stars. Jason Robertson has five goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

Sidney Crosby has 27 goals and 55 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has scored six goals with four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 8-0-2, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.6 assists, 4.2 penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.

Penguins: 5-3-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.9 assists, three penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Stars: None listed.

Penguins: None listed.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 1-0

Statistics

PIT		DAL
3.59	Goals Against Average	2.51
30.4	Shots Against per Game	28.4
77.8	Penalty Kill Percentage	84.9
45	Power Play Goals Against	31
0	Short Handed Goals Against	0
2.91	Goals For per Game	3.43
28.2	Shots per Game	28.5
50	Power Play Goals	50
24.6	Power Play Percentage	22.1
4	Short Handed Goals	6
533	Penalty Minutes	519