• The Stars face the Carolina Hurricanes in the second and final meeting of the season on Thursday night at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.
• The Stars defeated the Hurricanes 4-1 in the series opener on Nov. 30 at American Airlines Center. Roope Hintz recorded his first career hat trick, while Joe Pavelski (one goal, two assists) and Jason Robertson (two assists) each recorded multi-point games. Braden Holtby stopped 39 of 40 shots in the win. The Stars went 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
• The Stars have recorded a win in three of their last five (3-2-0) and points in seven of their last 11 games against the Hurricanes (5-4-2).
• Dallas has earned at least a point in the standings in two of its last three (1-1-1) and six of its last 10 (5-4-1) games at PNC Arena.
• The teams faced off in eight games in the 2020-21 season with the Stars posting a 2-4-2 record, including a 1-2-1 mark on the road.
• Captain Jamie Benn has earned six points (two goals, four assists) in his last six games against Carolina and four points (two goals, two assists) in his last four at PNC Arena. He led Dallas with eight points (three goals, five assists) in eight games against Carolina in 2020-21 and leads current Stars with 14 goals, 17 assists, and 31 points in 27 career games.
• Hintz recorded three goals on four shots for his first career hat trick in his last game against Carolina. He's totaled nine points (five goals, four assists) in 12 games against them.
• Pavelski has earned four points (two goals, two assists) in his last three games against the Hurricanes, including three points (one goal, two assists) in his most recent appearance. He led Dallas with four goals against them last season, contributing to a total of 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in 26 career games.
• Tyler Seguin enters Thursday's game with two points (one goal, one assist) in two of his last three games against Carolina, contributing to a total of 17 points (10 goals, seven assists) in 26 career games. He's also tallied seven points (four goals, three assists) in six of his last seven games on the road against the Hurricanes.
• Michael Raffl has earned three points (two goals, one assist) in three of his last four games against the Hurricanes and in two straight games on the road (one goal, one assist). He's tallied 10 points (six goals, four assists) in 25 career games against Carolina.
• Robertson earned two assists in his last games against the Hurricanes and has five points (one goal, four assists) in his last three. He tallied seven points (two goals, five assists) in six games against them last season, ranking second on the Stars. In seven career games, he's totaled nine points (two goals, seven assists).
• John Klingberg has points in three of his last five games against Carolina, contributing to a total of 11 points (10 assists) in 19 career games.
• Goaltender Jake Oettinger has appeared in five games against Carolina, posting a record of 2-1-1 with a 1.98 goals-against average and .938 save percentage. He backstopped the Stars to a win in his last game against them, stopping 29 of 32 shots in a 4-3 overtime win on April 26, 2021.
