DALLAS — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored both Carolina goals, the second coming 24 seconds after Dallas’ tying goal midway through the third period, as the Hurricanes beat the Stars 2-1 on Tuesday night. Kotkaniemi was credited with the second goal after the puck deflected off him near the crease from a shot by Sean Walker.

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The Stars have earned points in four of their last five games against the Hurricanes at American Airlines Center (3-1-1). Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Dallas has a .533 point percentage against Carolina which ranks second in the NHL (min. 10 GP).

Jaccob Slavin (1g, 4a) has points in three consecutive games. Seth Jarvis (3g), Jordan Martinook (3a), Jordan Staal (1g, 1a) and Dmitry Orlov (2a) have points in back-to-back games.

The Dallas Stars are finding new ways and new personnel to generate some momentum. For the Carolina Hurricanes, it's largely coming from familiar sources.

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Jake Oettinger will do his part to keep this Under the total, according to Tony Sartori's Hurricanes vs Stars predictions.

BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars host the Carolina Hurricanes after the Hurricanes took down the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime. Dallas is 17-6-1 in home games and 29-16-1 overall. The Stars are ...

The Dallas Stars (29-16-1) host the Carolina Hurricanes (28-16-3) at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on January 21, 2025, starting at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Stars are fifth (with 59 ...

DALLAS -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored twice, including the game-winner at 10:35 of the third period, to help the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Dallas Stars 2-1 at American Airlines Center on Tuesday.

Pyotr Kochetkov made 22 saves for the Hurricanes, who swept a road back-to-back after winning 4-3 in overtime at Chicago on Monday. Thomas Harley scored and Jake Oettinger stopped 17 shots for the Stars, who are 2-4-0 following a season-long seven-game winning streak.