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What you need to know about Wednesday's game between the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena:

Game 23: Dallas Stars (13-7-2, 28 points) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (14-10-0, 28 points)

When: Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 9 p.m. CT
Where:T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas, NV
TV:
TNT
(no blackout restrictions)
Radio:
The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM
(Josh Bogorad, Daryl "Razor" Reaugh, Owen Newkirk, Bruce LeVine)
Live stats:
NHL GameCenter

Don't threaten me with a good time

• The Stars travel to Las Vegas to face off against the Golden Knights for the second of three meetings this season.
• The teams last met on Oct. 27 in Dallas where the Stars fell 3-2 in overtime.
• Forward Alexander Radulov lit the lamp in the Stars' most recent matchup against the Golden Knights and is riding a three-game point streak against them (three goals, two assists). His six points (three goals, three assists) in six career games are the most by any Stars player against the Vegas franchise, while he shares the lead with three goals.
• With an assist in the game on Oct. 27, captain Jamie Benn has a point in two straight games against Vegas (one goal, one assist). Benn has three points (two goals, one assist) in eight career games against the Golden Knights.
• Forward Roope Hintz scored the Stars' lone goal in their most recent game at T-Mobile Arena on Feb. 26, 2019. He's recorded two goals in five career games against Vegas.
• Forward Luke Glendening posted a goal in the most recent matchup against the Golden Knights on Oct. 27, his second consecutive game against Vegas with a goal (two goals total). In five career games against the Golden Knights, Glendening has recorded three points (all goals).

Nails for breakfast, tacks for snacks

• The Stars extended their winning streak to seven games on Monday night, tying the record for the longest winning streak in franchise history and establishing the longest active win streak in the NHL. The club has now
won seven consecutive games on six occasions
and the first time since Nov. 13-Nov. 25, 2019.
• Since the current streak began on Nov. 20, the Stars rank first in the NHL in goals allowed and goals against per game average, having given up just nine goals for a 1.29 average.
• With the victory on Monday night against Arizona, the club has also won eight consecutive home games, which is
tied for the second-longest home winning streak
in franchise history.
• Dallas' eight-game run tied the longest active home winning streak in the NHL and tied for the second-longest in the league this season. The club has now won at least eight consecutive games on home ice on four occasions and the first time since Jan. 23-March 13, 2006.

This may call for a proper introduction

• Forward Jason Robertson recorded an assist on the Stars' first goal against the Coyotes on Monday night, extending his point streak to six games (four goals, five assists).
• Within the six-game stretch from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, Robertson, 22, recorded three consecutive multi-point games (three goals, three assists) for the first time in his career.
• Robertson's two-goal performance against Columbus on Dec. 2 marked his fifth multi-point game of the 2021-22 season, the most by any Stars player this season.
• The native of Arcadia, California has earned points in 12 of his 16 games (seven goals, 11 assists) in 2021-22.
• In 16 games this season, Robertson ranks second among Stars skaters with 18 points and shares second with seven goals.
• He also paces the team with a +8 plus/minus rating so far this season, while he ranks third with 11 assists.
• Robertson is currently tied for ninth in the NHL and first on Dallas with three game-winning goals this season, matching his career high set in 2020-21.
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.