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Game preview: Stars have tough task trying to win at Toronto on Wednesday

6 p.m. today (FSSW/1310AM The Ticket-96.7FM)

Storyline

The Stars have started their six-game road trip 0-2-0 while playing teams that played the night before. Now, they are the team that played the night before and Toronto is sitting on three days of rest. Kari Lehtonen is expected to play in back-to-back games in net, and the guess is they'll play Julius Honka in place of injured defenseman Marc Methot. The optics says the Stars have their backs to the wall right now.

Key match-up

Jason Spezza vs. Patrick Marleau

Marleau, 38, has played 101 games in his career against Dallas and has 65 points (30 goals, 35 assists).