The Dallas Stars may also run some different lines in an effort to stop their swoon in January.
Antti Niemi will get the start in net tonight, as the Dallas Stars take on the Edmonton Oilers on home ice. They return home after a demonstrably bad road skid, and hope to turn their fortunes around starting tonight.
One thing to watch tonight will be the line match-ups Lindy Ruff deploys. Ruff, who has last change as an advantage to being at home, ran lines like this in morning skate:
It's possible that Ruff could look to give the Janmark line some of the typical offensive zone starts the first line usually sees as a reward for their play in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.