It’s seemingly always a rough ride for the Caps whenever they host the Dallas Stars - regardless of where each team has been in the standings at the time. Going back to their first visit to the District way back in April of 1994 (their first year as a Dallas team), the Stars have won all but four of their games against the Caps in the “friendly” confines of DC, with the Caps going 4-10-1-3 in 18 tries overall.
...but that’s the past. What about the present? Well, it started on a sour note with news that both Trevor van Riemsdyk and Nic Dowd would be out of the lineup, with TvR hitting injured reserve - this with T.