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What you need to know about Thursday's game between the Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome:

Game 78: Dallas Stars (43-29-5, 91 points) vs. Calgary Flames (47-20-10, 104 points)

When: Thursday, April 21 at 8 p.m. CT
Where:Scotiabank Saddledome - Calgary, AB
TV:
KXTA-21
(Josh Bogorad, Daryl "Razor" Reaugh, Lauren Callender, Brien Rea, Brent Severyn, Michelle McMahon)
Radio:
The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM
(Josh Bogorad, Daryl "Razor" Reaugh, Owen Newkirk, Bruce LeVine)
Live stats:
NHL GameCenter

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I wanna see this one outAnd I wanna join the impossible swing

• The Stars close out their 2021-22 regular season road schedule on Thursday against Calgary at Scotiabank Saddledome in the third and final meeting against the Flames.
• Dallas has recorded a point in 10 of its past 11 games in Calgary (9-1-1) and is currently riding a five-game winning streak at Scotiabank Saddledome.
• The club's five-game road winning streak in Calgary is the team's longest active road winning streak.
• Dallas is 1-1-0 this season against Calgary, with each team winning on the road.
• In two games against the Flames this season, Miro Heiskanen leads the club in points (4, all assists), while captain Jamie Benn leads the Stars in goals (2). The Stars are 1-for-6 on the power play and 6-for-7 on the penalty kill.
• In the most recent contest between the two clubs on Feb. 1, the Flames defeated the Stars, 4-3, at American Airlines Center. Benn, Jason Robertson and Joel Hanley scored for the Stars, while Jake Oettinger stopped 36 of 40 shots in his first career appearance against the Flames.
• Heiskanen has assists in consecutive games vs. Calgary and has earned points in all four career contests at Scotiabank Saddledome (one goal, five assists).
• Forward Denis Gurianov is riding a four-game point streak (two goals, two assists) against the Flames.
• Benn has goals in two consecutive games against the Flames and has 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in 16 career contests at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Tyler Seguin has points in two consecutive games against the Flames (one goal, one assist) and has inked the scoresheet in seven of his past 10 against them (six goals, four assists).
Joe Pavelski has 10 points (four goals, six assists) over his past 11 games vs. Calgary and has earned points in eight of his previous 10 (three goals, six assists) at Scotiabank Saddledome.

I'll define what I need'Cause it's a plain and indestructible thing

• Robertson registered a goal and an assist against the Oilers on Wednesday night.
• Robertson comes into Thursday's matchup having posted five goals and seven points in his past six games.
• The Arcadia, Calif., native is tied for second in the league with 10 game-winning goals this season, tying for the second-most in franchise history. He's now one game winner shy of matching the franchise record of 11.
• Robertson also ranks tied for 15th in the NHL and leads the Stars with 37 goals this season. He reached the 30-goal mark in just 49 games, becoming the fastest Stars player to do so since Mike Modano in 1993-94 (48 games).
• Robertson ranks second on Dallas with 72 points (37 goals, 35 assists) in 69 games this season.

This is the sound of a soul in tune

Roope Hintz logged two points (one goal, one assist) against the Oilers for his second consecutive multi-point game (three goals, one assist over that span).
• Hintz has 10 points (five goals, five assists) in his past six games, including four multi-point outings over that span.
• The native of Tampere, Finland ranks second on Dallas with 35 goals and third with 68 points, marking new career highs in both categories.
• Hintz's 33 helpers in 2021-22 also mark a new career best and are good for fourth on the team.
• Hintz ranks tied for seventh in the NHL with a team-high three shorthanded tallies, while he ranks third on the team with eight power-play goals on the season.
This story was not subject to the approval of the National Hockey League or Dallas Stars Hockey Club.
Kyle Shohara is the Digital Manager for DallasStars.com and writes about the Stars/NHL. Follow him on Twitter @kyleshohara.