• The Stars face the New Jersey Devils for the second and final time of the regular season Saturday afternoon at American Airlines Center.
• These two clubs met in New Jersey on Jan. 25, a 5-1 Stars victory. Joe Pavelski led the Stars with a four-point performance (two goals, two assists), while Roope Hintz, Jacob Peterson and Jani Hakanpää added goals. Braden Holtby stopped 36 of 37 shots in the win.
• The Stars have won four in a row against New Jersey and have points in 12 of their past 14 (9-2-3) against them.
• On home ice, Dallas has won three straight and has earned a point in eight consecutive games against New Jersey (6-0-2).
• Pavelski leads Dallas with 13 goals and 24 points in 22 games against New Jersey. The 37-year-old has tallied goals in seven straight (eight goals, three assists) and points in nine straight (eight goals, five assists) against them. He has also earned five points (three goals, two assists) in four straight games at home.
• Alexander Radulov has earned seven points (one goal, six assists) in each of his three home games against the Devils since joining the Stars in 2017. He leads active Dallas skaters with 13 assists against New Jersey, contributing to a total of 16 points in 10 games.
• Hintz has four points (one goal, three assists) in four straight games against the Devils and two assists/points in two straight against them at home.
• Joel Kiviranta has earned a point in each of his two career games against New Jersey (one goal, one assist).
• Marián Studenič began his NHL career in New Jersey before he was claimed off waivers by Dallas on Feb. 24. Over two seasons, the 23-year-old appeared in 25 games for the Devils, earning three points (two goals, one assist).
• Andrej Sekera has two points (one goal, one assist) in his past three home games against New Jersey, contributing to a total of 12 points (two goals, 10 assists), tied for his second highest point total against any individual opponent.
• Scott Wedgewood made his NHL debut as a member of the Devils and appeared in 23 games for them in two separate tenures over three seasons. With New Jersey, he posted a 5-11-5 record, 2.77 goals-against average and .908 save percentage. He has appeared in one game against his former team, stopping all 27 shots in a 5-0 win with Arizona.