The Stars have earned points in four of their last five games against the Hurricanes at American Airlines Center (3-1-1). Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Dallas has a .533 point percentage against Carolina which ranks second in the NHL (min. 10 GP).

The Stars will look to win their second straight game on home ice and continue their climb up the Central Division standings.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey, where we preview and predict the upcoming slate of NHL games around the league each day. This article will preview and predict the matchup between the Carolina Hurricanes and Dallas Stars.

The Carolina Hurricanes will play the second half of a road back-to-back tonight as they take on the Dallas Stars (29-16-1). The Canes mounted a comeback effort last night to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime in Frederik Andersen's first game back since October.