• The Stars and Washington Capitals meet for the second and final time this season on Sunday at Capital One Arena. In their first meeting, the Stars fell 5-0 to the Capitals at American Airlines Center.
• Dallas has won two in a row and 10 of its last 12 road games against Washington (10-2-0).
• More recently, the Stars have dropped two in a row against the Capitals, but haven't lost three consecutive games against the Caps since the Minnesota North Stars did so from Jan. 25-Dec. 7, 1991.
• Captain Jamie Benn has points in eight straight games in Washington, scoring in all but one of his nine career goals against the Capitals on the road (three goals, eight assists). Prior to being held off the scoresheet in his last two games, he recorded points (seven goals, nine assists) in 13 consecutive games against Washington from Nov. 8, 2011-Oct. 8, 2019, the longest streak against any opponent in his career. Benn has 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in 17 career games against Washington.
• Tyler Seguin has four points (three goals, one assist) in his last four games against the Capitals, including the overtime winner in each of the Stars' last two wins against them. He leads Dallas with 12 goals against Washington and has totaled 18 points in 26 career games.
• Joe Pavelski leads the Stars with 21 points (nine goals, 12 assists) in 22 career games against the Capitals.
• Alexander Radulov has a goal and an assist in each of his last two games (two goals, two assists) in Washington, contributing to a total of 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 10 career games against them.
• Ryan Suter leads Dallas defensemen with 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in 22 games against the Capitals. He's earned five assists/points in 10 games against them on the road.
• Andrej Sekera has recorded 10 assists and 11 points in 30 games against Washington. His 10 helpers are tied for the most he's had against any individual opponent.
• Braden Holtby played his first game against the Capitals on Jan. 28, posting a record of 0-1-0, a 7.50 goals-against average and .815 save percentage.
• Holtby was drafted by Washington in the fourth round (93rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft and spent 10 seasons with the Capitals from 2010-11 to 2019-20. The Lloydminster, Saskatchewan native appeared in 468 games as a member of the Capitals, posting a 282-122-46 record, 2.53 GAA and .916 SV%. He was awarded the Vezina Trophy in 2015-16 as the league's best goaltender and won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2017-18.
• Jake Oettinger played 20 minutes in his first appearance against the Washington Capitals on Jan. 28, making two saves on two shots in a relief appearance in the third period.
