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What you should know about Thursday's game between the Dallas Stars and Los Angeles Kings:

Game 64: Dallas Stars (31-27-5) at Los Angeles Kings (23-33-7)

When: Thursday, Feb. 28, 9:30 p.m. CT
Where:Staples Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
TV:
FOX Sports Southwest
Radio:
KTCK 1310-AM, 96.7-FM
Live stream:
FOX Sports GO
and
NHL.TV
(outside Dallas/Fort Worth market)
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Kingdom come

The Dallas Stars meet the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night at STAPLES Center for the third and final matchup during the 2018-19 campaign. The Stars have earned points in seven of the last nine overall games (6-2-1) against the Kings and are riding a four-game winning streak (4-0-0) at STAPLES Center, with a 10-2-1 record over their last 13 games in Los Angeles. In the most recent game vs. Los Angeles, the Kings defeated the Stars, 2-1, on Jan. 17 at American Airlines Center. Defenseman Esa Lindell potted the lone goal for the Stars (1-0=1) with assists from defenseman John Klingberg (0-1=1) and forward Alexander Radulov (0-1=1). The Stars recorded a 4-2 victory against the Kings on April 7, 2018 during the most recent contest between the two clubs at STAPLES Center. Captain Jamie Benn recorded the fourth hat trick of his NHL career (3-0=3) and Radulov recorded three assists (0-3=3). Klingberg leads all Stars skaters with three points (2-1=3) in two games against the Kings this season. Goaltender Ben Bishop has started both games this season vs. Los Angeles and has earned a 1-1-0 record with a .923 save percentage and a 2.04 goals against average. On special teams this season against the Kings, the Stars are 1-for-5 (20%) on the power play and 4-of-5 (80%) on the penalty kill.

Take a Hintz

Forward Roope Hintz potted the lone goal (1-0=1) on Tuesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights and now has points in three of his last six road contests (1-2=3). The forward registered his second career power play goal on Tuesday and the first road power play goal of his NHL career. Earlier this season, the rookie tied his career-long with points in back-to-back games (0-2=2) from Feb. 9 - 12, marking the third time this season that he's had points in consecutive contests. The native of Tampere, Finland has skated in 39 NHL contests this season and has registered 10 points (4-6=10) with 14 penalty minutes. In the first game of the 2018-19 season for Dallas, he made his NHL debut against the Coyotes on Oct. 4 and logged one shot on goal with 9:59 time on ice. He recorded his first NHL point with a goal (1-0=1) on Nov. 18 against the New York Islanders at Barclays Center. This season, the forward has also skated in 21 AHL contests for the Texas Stars and has recorded 22 points (9-13=22) with two power play goals. Hintz was originally selected by Dallas in the second round (49th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft.