Dallas Stars (42-30-5, 89 pts) @ Vancouver Canucks (47-21-9, 103 pts)
9:00 PM CT, March 30, 2012
Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Stars:
Here we are, one week left in the season and the most critical stretch of games still to come. The Stars are still clinging to their Pacific Division lead (and playoff spot) only due to tiebreakers now. Only one point separates them from ninth in the West.
With all that in mind, Dallas plays the Vancouver Canucks tonight in the first game of their toughest back-to-back all season (it concludes tomorrow against the San Jose Sharks). The game today isn't as important as what comes tomorrow and Tuesday, but it's still one with enormous implications. The game tonight will be the last one that Dallas has in hand over Phoenix and San Jose. All the Pacific Division playoff hunting teams will have played 78 games after tonight.
Dallas is coming off of a 3-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. The top line of Michael Ryder, Loui Eri...
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Stars of Big D:
PLAYERS:
Michael Ryder,
Loui Eriksson,
Mike Ribeiro,
Kari Lehtonen,
Mark Fistric,
Eric Nystrom,
Radek Dvorak,
Reilly Smith,
Jamie Benn,
Adam Burish,
Cory Schneider,
Roberto Luongo,
Daniel Sedin,
Aaron Rome,
Keith Ballard,
Andrew Ebbett,
Aaron Volpatti,
Chris Higgins
TEAMS: Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues
TEAMS: Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues
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