Dallas @ Arizona preview

Last Meeting ( Feb 9, 2019 ) Dallas 2, Arizona 3

The Dallas Stars are fighting to stay in playoff position and continue their push when they visit the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. Dallas came out of the Christmas break with a 3-2 shootout victory over Central rival Colorado on Saturday and sits third in the division, four points behind the second-place Avalanche after winning for only the second time in its last five games.

"We're playing better hockey," Stars veteran forward Joe Pavelski told reporters after scoring in the shootout, making him 3-for-3 in the bonus format this season. "You can just feel it jumping over the wall. For us, it has to continue. It's one game. You have to build off of it now and we found a way to win. ..." Dallas forward Denis Gurianov has scored in three straight games while teammate Tyler Seguin also tallied Saturday and has five in his last five contests. Goals could be harder to come by Sunday as the Stars yield the second-fewest in the league at 2.49 with Arizona third at 2.52. The Coyotes lost at Vegas 4-1 on Saturday - their third setback in four games - and fell out of a first-place tie with the Golden Knights in the Pacific Division.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, FS Southwest (Dallas), FS Arizona

ABOUT THE STARS (21-14-4): Seguin (11 goals) leads the club with 31 points while Alexander Radulov (25), who scored Saturday's shootout clincher, also had an assist and owns 10 points during a seven-game point streak. John Klingberg (team-worst minus-11) is slated to play his 400th NHL game Sunday after recording two assists versus Colorado. Anton Khudobin is expected in goal Sunday after Ben Bishop made a season-high 41 saves Saturday.

ABOUT THE COYOTES (21-15-4): Conor Garland recorded an assist on Michael Grabner's eighth goal of the season Saturday, giving him six to go along with a club-best 12 goals. Nick Schmaltz (team-high 30 points) was kept off the scoresheet by Vegas after recording seven assists in his previous four games. Antti Raanta gave up four goals on 16 shots Saturday and was pulled early in the second period in favor of Adin Hill, who made 20 saves in his season debut after being recalled from AHL Tucson on Dec. 20 when Darcy Kuemper (lower body) exited the lineup.

OVERTIME

1. Dallas killed 11-of-18 penalties in four games before going 3-for-3 against Colorado.

2. Arizona LW Lawson Crouse on Saturday was a minus-2 in his 200th NHL game.

3. The Stars took two of three meetings last season with the home team winning every game as Radulov and Klingberg scored two goals apiece.

PREDICTION: Coyotes 3, Stars 2