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BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars host the Vegas Golden Knights in Western Conference play. Dallas has a 29-17-1 record overall and a 17-7-1 record on its home ice. The Stars have a +30 scoring differential, with 147 total goals scored and 117 given up.

The Vegas Golden Knights will try to ride the momentum of snapping a season-long four-game losing streak into Friday's game against the host Dallas Stars, the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last season.

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.

Jamie Benn is still with the Dallas Stars, but there remains no certainty about his future with the team. His contract will expire at the end of the 2024-25 NHL season, which means he could be hitting the NHL free-agent market in just a matter of months.

Oettinger has since refueled and found a new motivation: to be named the starter for the United States in its tournament opener against Finland at Bell Centre in Montreal on Feb. 13 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS).

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

With WNBA free agency set to begin Feb. 1, superstars are ready to shake up the league’s balance of power. Here are the best landing spots for five of the WNBA’s preeminent stars, from true free agents to those under contract wanting out.

Plenty of attention has been paid to Dallas' struggles on the man advantage. It's time more is given to its successes while playing a man down.

In Dallas’ 4-1 home win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night, which prevented the Stars from suffering their first three-game regular-season losing streak under Pete DeBoer, rookies Matej Blumel and Justin Hryckowian made it hard to keep them off the ice.