Kings at Stars
Alexander Radulov has paid significant dividends since signing a five-year, $31.25 million contract in the offseason with the Dallas Stars. The 31-year-old Russian forward carries a career high-tying nine-game point streak into Tuesday's tilt as the Stars return from the NHL All-Star break to host the Los Angeles Kings.
Radulov has made himself at home with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in his last eight games at American Airlines Center, helping the Stars improve to 17-7-1 in front of their fans. Radulov has also flustered the Kings, scoring a goal and setting up five others during a four-game point streak while totaling 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in 10 career encounters with the club. Los Angeles was rocked by a season-high six consecutive setbacks before posting a 2-1 overtime victory versus Calgary prior to the break. Drew Doughty set up both goals in that contest to give him five assists in his last three games with the Kings, and the defenseman even scored in back-to-back outings on Sunday to help lead the Pacific Division to victory at the NHL All-Star Game.
TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, FS West (Los Angeles), FS Southwest (Dallas)
ABOUT THE KINGS (26-18-5): Captain Anze Kopitar and defenseman Jake Muzzin each are riding five-game point streaks, with the former scoring one goal and setting up four others while the latter adding two tallies and three assists. Kopitar leads the team in goals (19), assists (32), points (51) and power-play points (16) while his rating (plus-18) is one shy of former captain Dustin Brown, who is enjoying a bounce-back season in his own right. Brown has set up a goal in each of his last three games to give him 35 points, tying him with Doughty for second on the club.
ABOUT THE STARS (28-18-4): Tyler Seguin scored his team's lone goal on Thursday as Dallas saw its five-game point streak (4-0-1) come to a halt with a 4-1 setback versus Toronto. The Ontario native has made himself at home in Dallas, recording 16 of his team-leading 23 goals at American Airlines Center - with 11 points (seven goals, four assists) coming in his last 10 games in Texas. Seguin aims to keep his success going versus the Kings, against whom he is riding a three-game point streak (two goals, three assists) and has 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in 15 career encounters.
OVERTIME
1. Dallas D Dan Hamhuis is slated to play in his 1,000th career NHL game on Tuesday.
2. Los Angeles is 5-for-13 on the power play in the last three games after going 1-for-12 in the previous six.
3. Dallas' John Klingberg leads all NHL defensemen with a club-best 42 assists and 48 points.