6:30 p.m. today (FSSW-Plus/1310 AM The Ticket)
Storyline
Desperation, clock ticking, no tomorrow, yada, yada, yada. Stars need points ... lots of points ... if they hope to get into the battle for the final wild-card playoff spot in the West. Every loss makes the math look worse. They currently need to play at about a .678 pace to hit 90 points by season's end. If they get no points tonight, that goes up to .703.
Key matchup
-- John Klingberg vs. Erik Karlsson
Klingberg likes the game of fellow Swede defenseman Karlsson, who is often seen as a comparison for what Klingberg can become.