Dallas (5-7-2) at Los Angeles (5-6-2), 10:30 p.m. EST
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Kings hope to continue
their momentum when they end a season-long seven-game homestand
on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars.
Los Angeles opened the homestand with four losses - two coming
beyond regulation - but have won the last two contests. The
team has yet to win three straight games this season.
Anze Kopitar had a goal and two assists and Alexander Frolov,
Tom Preissing and rookie defenseman Drew Doughty scored
power-play goals as the Kings posted a 5-3 victory over the St.
Louis Blues on Saturday.
The Stars are finishing a season-high five-game road trip,
losing three of the first four contests.
Goaltender Marty Turco's tough season continued in Dallas' 2-1
setback at San Jose on Saturday as he mishandled the puck in
front of the net, leading to Patrick Marleau's game-winning goal
with 29 seconds remaining.
Turco is just 4-6-2 this season with a 3.93 goals-against
average. The mark is well above his career high GAA of 2.55,
which he set during the 2005-06 season.
The teams, who split the eight meetings last season, will play
in Dallas on Thursday.