Arena: American Airlines Center
Time: Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010 at 8:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: Minnesota 5-4-1; Dallas 5-5-0
Minnesota’s Eric Belanger has points in 9 of his last 12 games. … Stars center Mike Modano has 3 goals in his last 3 games. This is the third of four meetings this season. The teams split the first two contests.
The Wild look like they will be without the services of All-Star goalie Niklas Backstrom, who is dealing with back problems. They’ll need a strong outing from Josh Harding in this battle of teams on the outside of the playoff scene in the Western Conference.
Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom (back) is out. Forwards Pierre-Marc Bouchard (head), Derek Boogaard (hamstring) and Chuck Kobasew (knee) won’t play. Right wing Owen Nolan is doubtful with a leg injury. … For the Stars, centers Mike Ribeiro (throat), Tom Wandell (knee, out for season) and Brian Sutherby (upper body) are all out. We will post information about results of this match, as soon as posible.. stay tuned.