Arena: American Airlines Center
Time: 18 January, 2010 at 8:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: Minnesota 4-6-0; Dallas 4-6-0
Minnesota is 12-16-5 overall in its history against Dallas, but just 4-8-4 in the last 16 meetings. Forwards Owen Nolan and Andrew Brunette lead the Wild in all-time scoring against the Stars with 31 points apiece. Mike Modano, who started his career with the North Stars, leads Dallas in scoring against Minnesota with 24 points. Second of four meetings this season. Minnesota won 3-2 at the Xcel Energy Center on Nov. 7, getting a goal and an assist from Marek Zidlicky and a shorthanded tally by Cal Clutterbuck. Loui Eriksson scored twice in defeat for Dallas.
During the 1993 offseason, the Minnesota North Stars picked up and moved to Dallas. They subsequently were known just as the Stars and went on to make back-to-back Stanley Cup Final appearances in 1999 and 2000, winning in six games against Buffalo the first time around. Seven years after the North Stars left, the Wild were born in Minnesota. They are just 3-9-4 all-time playing in Dallas and have lost the last 10 meetings at the American Airlines Center (0-7-3) since a 3-2 overtime win on March 21, 2003.
The Wild will be without defensemen Clayton Stoner (groin) and Brent Burns (concussion), as well as forwards Pierre-Marc Bouchard (concussion) and Chuck Kobasew (sprained MCL/ACL). All are on injured reserve.

Stars defenseman Nicklas Grossman (lower-body injury) was activated from injured reserve on Sunday. Captain Brenden Morrow and veteran forward Jere Lehtinen are day-to-day with upper-body injuries. Forward Mike Ribeiro will miss up to six weeks after a tracheotomy. Highlights and results will be available soon.. stay tuned.