The Wings are on the road in Dallas for the first of four straight games against the Stars thanks to their early-season difficulties with playing scheduled games. For Detroit, this is an opportunity to continue building towards next year. For the Stars, this stretch is going to go a long way to deciding whether they’re in the lottery or the playoffs.

Vrana out at the last minute with a “non-COVID related illness” according to the team. With this, Evgeny Svechnikov comes back in, Frans Nielsen sits for Alex Biega, and Detroit is back to the 11/7 setup.

First Period

The Stars find a seam within the first two minutes and hit the post over Greiss’ shoulder on a Faksa shot.