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Christian Post Report – Kari Lehtonen tries to control the puck.
The Dallas Stars will try to win two matches in a row as they travel to the BB&T Center to face the Florida Panthers.
Fresh off their 3-2 win over the New York Islanders, the Stars got the much-needed victory. Prior to that contest, they were on a six-game losing streak.
In the victory, Cody Eakin scored the winner in overtime to help improve the Stars’ record to 28 wins in 64 matches.
As for the Panthers, they broke their two-game win streak in their last match against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Prior to the defeat, they beat the Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning, displaying their scoring prowess with nine goals in those two games.
However, their 3-2 defeat to the Leafs gave them their 23rd loss of the season and are now ninth in the Eastern Conference. Nick Bjugstad leads the Panthers with 38 points and goals with 22.
Roberto Luongo has struggled so far as he has allowed 2.37 goals per game while holding a 92 percent save rate. As for the Stars, Jamie Benn leads the team with 61 points thanks to 23 goals and 38 assists so far.
Tyler Seguin is close behind with 59 points and leads the team in goals scored with 29.
Kari Lehtonen has an even worse stat line then Luongo, with 2.95 goals allowed per contest at barely 91 percent saving rate. The two teams have already met three times this season, with the Stars winning all three of those contests.
In their last meeting at BB&T Center, the Stars won 4-3 and secured two points in a penalty shootout victory.
Up next for the Panthers is a match against the New York Islanders. For the Stars is another away game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Source : Christian Post