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Dallas Stars will be minus Faksa, maybe Seguin as Minnesota Wild visits

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Dallas Stars forward Radek Faksa, right, is knocked off the puck by the Washington Capitals’ Dmitry Orlov in the third period Saturdy. Faksa suffered a lower-body injury late in the game and will the miss the next two games before the All-Star break.
Dallas Stars forward Radek Faksa, right, is knocked off the puck by the Washington Capitals’ Dmitry Orlov in the third period Saturdy. Faksa suffered a lower-body injury late in the game and will the miss the next two games before the All-Star break. Tony Gutierrez AP

Wild at Stars

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, American Airlines Center, Dallas

TV: FSSW

Radio: KTCK/1310 AM and 96.7 FM

Records: Wild 30-11-5, 65 points; Stars 19-20-9, 47 pts.

About the Wild: Minnesota is tied for the Central Division lead (18 points ahead of sixth-place Dallas) and owns a gaudy 14-5-5 road record. The Wild, which reeled off 12 straight wins in December, is 7-2-1 in its last 10 after losing 4-2 to Nashville on Sunday. That was the Wild’s sixth game in nine days. Eric Staal leads the Wild with 16 goals and 40 points.

About the Stars: Forward Radek Faksa (lower body injury) will miss the next two games, the Stars announced, and will have recovery time before play resumes Jan. 31 after Sunday’s All-Star game. Forward Tyler Seguin (illness) is questionable Tuesday after missing practice Monday. Forward Jamie Benn is expected to play despite breaking his nose Saturday in a 4-3 overtime loss to Washington. ... Dallas is 1-2 with an overtime win this season against Minnesota. The Stars lost 5-4 to the Wild on Jan. 14 after erasing a 4-0 deficit. ... Dallas is 29th out of 30 NHL teams in penalty-kill percentage.

This story was originally published January 23, 2017 at 4:49 PM with the headline "Dallas Stars will be minus Faksa, maybe Seguin as Minnesota Wild visits."

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