• The Stars take on the San Jose Sharks on the first night of a back-to-back set. On Sunday, the franchise will make its first trip to Climate Pledge Arena to face the Seattle Kraken.
• The Stars have lost three in a row at SAP Center dating to April 3, 2018, including a 2-1 defeat in the series opener this season on Dec. 11, 2021. Michael Raffl potted the lone goal for Dallas, while Jani Hakanpää and Radek Faksa added assists. Braden Holtby stopped 23 of the 25 shots.
• Joe Pavelski has skated in two career contests against the Sharks, logging four shots on goal. The native of Plover, Wis., spent 13 seasons with the Sharks and among all-time franchise leaders ranks second in goals, power-play tallies (121) and game winners (60), while ranking third in points and fourth in assists and games played.
• Miro Heiskanen has points in four of his five career contests against the Sharks (two goals, two assists).
• Tyler Seguin has inked the scoresheet in four of his past six games (one goal, four assists) vs. San Jose and has eight points (one goal, seven assists) in his previous nine games at SAP Center.
• Captain Jamie Benn has four goals and five points over his past four games in San Jose. In 42 career games against the Sharks, Benn's earned 15 goals and 35 points.
• Scott Wedgewood has appeared in four career contests vs. the Sharks, posting a 1-1-2 record with a 4.52 goals-against average and .862 save percentage.