For Dallas ,
Miettinen still has sore groin, skated beforehand.
Key matchup: Mike Modano vs. Jason Spezza
Modano and Spezza are tall (6-3), angular pass-first centers who can also finish. Modano broke a four-game point drought against San Jose with a goal and had two other good chances. Spezza brings a nine-game point streak into American Airlines Center. He has four goals and 16 points over that span.
Key stat: .891
The save-percentage for Ottawa goaltender Ray Emery, who has reclaimed the No. 1 spot from slumping Martin Gerber. Emery (3-3-2, 2.89 GAA) helped the Senators snap a seven-game skid at Florida, stopping Kamil Kreps on a third-period penalty shot.
Injuries
Ottawa: RW Patrick Eaves (shoulder) and D Anton Volchenkov (hand) are out.
Dallas: RW Jere Lehtinen (sports hernia) is out. LW Loui Eriksson (shoulder) and RW Antti Miettinen (groin) are questionable.
Notable
The Stars are 14-1-1 when holding opponents to two or fewer goals this season. ... Ottawa's seven-game losing streak was its longest in 12 years. ... The Stars lead the series 13-7-1 but have not faced the Senators since the 2005-06 season. ... Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson leads the Senators with 19 goals. ... The Stars have killed off 35 of the last 37 opponents' power plays.
Miettinen still has sore groin, skated beforehand.
Key matchup: Mike Modano vs. Jason Spezza
Modano and Spezza are tall (6-3), angular pass-first centers who can also finish. Modano broke a four-game point drought against San Jose with a goal and had two other good chances. Spezza brings a nine-game point streak into American Airlines Center. He has four goals and 16 points over that span.
Key stat: .891
The save-percentage for Ottawa goaltender Ray Emery, who has reclaimed the No. 1 spot from slumping Martin Gerber. Emery (3-3-2, 2.89 GAA) helped the Senators snap a seven-game skid at Florida, stopping Kamil Kreps on a third-period penalty shot.
Injuries
Ottawa: RW Patrick Eaves (shoulder) and D Anton Volchenkov (hand) are out.
Dallas: RW Jere Lehtinen (sports hernia) is out. LW Loui Eriksson (shoulder) and RW Antti Miettinen (groin) are questionable.
Notable
The Stars are 14-1-1 when holding opponents to two or fewer goals this season. ... Ottawa's seven-game losing streak was its longest in 12 years. ... The Stars lead the series 13-7-1 but have not faced the Senators since the 2005-06 season. ... Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson leads the Senators with 19 goals. ... The Stars have killed off 35 of the last 37 opponents' power plays.
