DALLAS — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored both Carolina goals, the second coming 24 seconds after Dallas’ tying goal midway through the third period, as the Hurricanes beat the Stars 2-1 on Tuesday night. Kotkaniemi was credited with the second goal after the puck deflected off him near the crease from a shot by Sean Walker.

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The Stars have earned points in four of their last five games against the Hurricanes at American Airlines Center (3-1-1). Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Dallas has a .533 point percentage against Carolina which ranks second in the NHL (min. 10 GP).

The Dallas Stars welcome a familiar foe to the American Airlines Center Friday night as the Vegas Golden Knights come to town in a rematch of the hotly contested first round playoff series last season.

Jaccob Slavin (1g, 4a) has points in three consecutive games. Seth Jarvis (3g), Jordan Martinook (3a), Jordan Staal (1g, 1a) and Dmitry Orlov (2a) have points in back-to-back games.

Dallas was stuck in the middle of a complex battle of skill and will with Carolina, but the latter ended up finding a narrow edge

Jake Oettinger will do his part to keep this Under the total, according to Tony Sartori's Hurricanes vs Stars predictions.

The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Dallas Stars after the Hurricanes knocked off the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime.

The Dallas Stars (29-17-1, 3rd in the Central Division) are coming off a tough loss against the Carolina Hurricanes and looking to bounce back as they host the Vegas Golden Knights (30-14-1, 1st in the Pacific Division) in a nationally-televised matchup between two of the Western Conference’s best teams.

As the NHL season heats up, fans and analysts are diving into the power rankings, player performances, and key matchups that will define the race to the Stanley Cup.  With fierce competition among the Carolina Hurricanes,

Seth Jarvis had two goals and two assists and Sebastian Aho added a goal and two assists as the Carolina Hurricanes scored five goals in the second period and beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-4 on Thursday night.