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Los Angeles Kings (29-40-6) 64 pts
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Dallas Stars (42-28-5) 89 pts
Game Time: 12:00 PM PST | 3:00 PM EST
Home-ice advantage could help the Dallas Stars finally get through the first round of the playoffs. It certainly seems to have given them a big edge against the Los Angeles Kings the past two seasons.
A slump has hurt the Stars' chances of moving into fourth place in the Western Conference, but they appear to have an excellent opportunity to end their struggles when they host the league-worst Kings on Saturday.
After being knocked out in the first round of the playoffs each of the past three seasons, Dallas (42-28-5) is desperately trying to earn home-ice advantage to give it a better chance to advance this year. The Stars, with seven games remaining to catch fourth-place Anaheim in the West, have opened the playoffs at home just once over the last three years.
The Stars have clearly benefited from home games against the Kings (29-40-6), winning seven straight against them at the American Airlines Center. Dallas is 3-0-0 at home versus Los Angeles this season, outscoring the Kings 12-2.
But the Stars have been terrible at home in March, losing two straight and four of five. They entered this month with a 21-10-2 home record.
This is the finale of a three-game homestand for Dallas, which is coming off a 2-1 loss to Anaheim on Wednesday night. The Stars surrendered a power-play goal with 27.2 seconds remaining, missing a chance to gain ground on the Ducks.
The Stars have been held to 13 goals over the last seven games. Dallas' Brenden Morrow scored the team's only goal against Anaheim, giving him a team-high 28.
The veteran winger has three goals and six assists in his last eight games versus Los Angeles.
The Kings, meanwhile, are coming off one of their best offensive performances of the season, beating Phoenix 6-5 in a shootout on Thursday night.
Patrick O'Sullivan scored the shootout's decisive goal, and also had two assists. Los Angeles totaled one goal in losing its previous two games.
Kings defenseman Tom Preissing had two goals against the Coyotes while Dustin Brown, Peter Harrold and Raitis Ivanans also found the back of the net.
Brown, the 13th overall pick in the 2003 draft, is having a career season. The winger leads Los Angeles with 31 goals and has a career-best 54 points.
Brown, though, has been held off the scoresheet in five of six games against Dallas this season. The Stars lead the series 3-1-2.
The Kings have a road record of 14-21-3 and their last 10 games is a record of 3-5-2.
The Stars have a home record of 22-14-2, and their last 10 games is a record of 4-6-0.
The Kings will come home and finish up their road trip on Wednesday night against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center.
"That's the same shot I've used since I was 10 years old," O'Sullivan said. "Most of us are pretty good on breakaways and you just try and go with your best shot."
"Our guys are solid stickhandlers and I planned to use O'Sullivan and Cammalleri as the second and third shooters," Crawford said. "Instead, I held O'Sullivan back, and that worked."
Los Angeles Kings
Kyle Calder (Broken finger on 3/20/08) day-to-day
Jack Johnson (Non-displaced fracture on right foot on 3/18/08) IR
Jason LaBarbera (Sports hernia surgery on 2/21/08) IR
Ladislav Nagy (Sore neck on 1/19/08) IR
Scott Thornton (Upper body injury on 3/4/08) day-to-day
Dallas Stars
Philippe Boucher (Separated shoulder on 3/6/08) day-to-day
Francis Wathier (Shoulder injury on 10/1/07) IR
Sergei Zubov (Foot surgery on 1/19/08) IR
Bottom of the Cellar Standings:
26 Islanders 73 points, 7 games remaining
27 Blues 71 points, 8 games remaining
28 Thrashers 70 points, 5 games remaining
29 Lightning 66 points, 8 games remaining 30 Kings 64 points, 7 games remaining
Key/Division Games Tonight:
Avalanche @ Oilers 12:00 PM PST | 3:00 PM EST Blackhawks @ Predators 12:00 PM PST | 3:00 PM EST
Bruins @ Canadiens 4:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST
Maple Leafs @ Senators 4:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST
Lightning @ Panthers 4:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST Red Wings @ Blue Jackets 1:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST
Devils @ Penguins 4:30 PM PST | 7:30 PM EST Ducks @ Coyotes 7:00 PM PST | 10:00 PM EST Wild @ Flames 7:00 PM PST | 10:00 PM EST
I wish i could see this game. Sadly, i have a date to be raped by a molecular neuropharmacology final. I would rather watch the ducks win the cup 10 times than take this final. ugh.
I wish i could see this game. Sadly, i have a date to be raped by a molecular neuropharmacology final. I would rather watch the ducks win the cup 10 times than take this final. ugh.
***GDT - Los Angeles Kings @ Dallas Stars - 3/22/08*** 
Maverick
