Nashville @ Dallas preview

Last Meeting ( Feb 7, 2019 ) Dallas 2, Nashville 3

The Dallas Stars began what they hoped would be a promising five-game road trip with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators, only to limp to a 1-3-1 mark after recording back-to-back shutouts to conclude the trek. The Stars look to dust themselves off in the opener of a three-game homestand on Tuesday when the Predators pay a visit to American Airlines Center.

"No goals, that's the game. We dominated at times, but we can't score zero goals," Tyler Seguin (team-leading 24 goals, 54 points) said on the heels of Dallas registering a 73-50 advantage in shot attempts in Saturday's 3-0 setback at Carolina. The 27-year-old Seguin scored two goals and set up another in last Tuesday's 3-0 win over Florida and has the same total spread over four games versus Nashville, with the clubs splitting a pair of victories. Like the Stars, the Predators also have lost four of five following Saturday's 5-1 setback versus Vegas and find themselves three points behind first-place Winnipeg in the Central Division. Juuse Saros, who surrendered five goals in back-to-back games, likely will take a backseat to reigning Vezina Trophy recipient Pekka Rinne on Tuesday despite defeating Dallas on two occasions this season.

TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, FS Tennessee (Nashville), FS Southwest (Dallas)

ABOUT THE PREDATORS (34-22-5): Ryan Johansen has collected 14 of his team-high 42 assists and 17 of his club-best 53 points in his last 15 games. The 26-year-old Johansen scored and set up a goal in both of Nashville's wins versus Dallas this season, including a tally 43 seconds into overtime in the last encounter. Viktor Arvidsson, who scored in that meeting and has three points against the Predators, has netted 18 of his team-leading 26 goals since New Year's Eve.

ABOUT THE STARS (29-24-5): Anton Khudobin is in line to make his sixth straight start with fellow goaltender Ben Bishop sidelined by an upper-body injury. "I've been saying day-to-day it seems like for 10 days," coach Jim Montgomery said on Monday of the towering Bishop. "Right now, we just know he is out (Tuesday), questionable for Thursday (vs. St. Louis), probable for Saturday (vs. Carolina) is what we think." Khudobin has performed well against the Predators, posting a 2-0-1 mark this season with a 1.33 goals-against average and .964 save percentage.

OVERTIME

1. Nashville D P.K. Subban resides two points shy of 400 for his career.

2. Stars C Radek Faksa has notched four of his 11 assists this season versus the Predators.

3. Nashville LW Kevin Fiala, who scored on Saturday, has set up two goals against Dallas this season and sits three points shy of 100 for his career.

PREDICTION: Stars 3, Predators 2