The Dallas Stars begin a five-game road trip while the New Jersey Devils play the middle contest of a three-game homestand Sunday at the Prudential Center.
Neither team is in the playoff picture. The Devils (27-35-12) are already out of the postseason race in the Eastern Conference and the Stars (30-33-11) are ahead of only the last-overall Colorado Avalanche in the Central Division.
However, the Stars played improved hockey in the past week, and arrive in New Jersey with points in three straight games (2-0-1). They come off a 6-1 thrashing of the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, a contest which featured Adam Cracknell's first career hat trick.