GameDay: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks

Stars at Canucks

9 p.m. Wednesday, Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia

TV: FSSW Plus Radio: KTCK/1310 AM and 96.7 FM

Records: Stars 11-13-5, 27 points; Canucks 18-10-2, 38 pts.

About the Stars: Dallas is coming off a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils that gave the Stars a 2-1 record on their recent homestand. Dallas hits the road for a three-game Western Canada road swing that includes stops in Calgary and Edmonton. … The Stars have lost four straight on the road and have been outscored 21-9. … Vancouver and Calgary are ahead of Dallas in the race for a playoff berth. “These are six points you really want to get coming up to Christmas break,” Stars captain Jamie Benn told the team’s website. “We want to improve our road record, keep moving forward and build off [Saturday’s win over New Jersey].” … Defenseman Alex Goligoski, who did not practice Monday, was on the ice Tuesday and is expected to play in Vancouver. … Forward Travis Moen, who missed Saturday’s game with an upper-body injury, has been cleared to play.

About the Canucks: Vancouver has lost four straight — its longest skid this season — after a 5-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday night. … No. 1 goalie Ryan Miller has been in net for three of the four losses and is 16-7 on the season with a 2.69 goals-against average. He has lost four of his past five starts. He has also allowed 4.35 goals per game in five consecutive losses to the Stars, the latest a 6-3 defeat in Dallas on Oct. 21 that came despite the Canucks holding a 46-28 shot advantage. Miller was pulled in the second period after allowing five goals on 13 shots. … Despite the recent struggles, however, Vancouver has limited opponents to only one power-play goal on 15 chances during its four-game skid.

— From online reports

This story was originally published December 16, 2014 at 6:22 PM with the headline "GameDay: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks."