The Stars can make another statement here, but slow down a very productive Wild squad.
After an abundance of Eastern Conference competition the Dallas Stars handled their first stiff Central Division tester Tuesday night, narrowly defeating the Winnipeg Jets despite the two empty-net tallies on the board as the night concluded.
The Stars survived an evening full of work for Kari Lehtonen in their bid for a piece of Western supremacy, but the challenge gets even harder with the 10-3-2 Wild in town tonight.
The Wild took four of five from Ruff's bunch last season, compounding the well-known divisional issues in this space.