THE SERIES: The season's only meeting. The Lightning trails 4-16-3-0.
KEY INJURIES: Dallas - D Philippe Boucher (orbital bone, day to day); G Ron Tugnutt (knee, day to day); C Steve Ott (back, day to day). Tampa Bay - None.
THE LOWDOWN: The Stars are 43-0-4 the past two seasons when leading after two periods. It is the league's longest current streak. The record is 159 games (136-0-23) set by the 1960-65 Maple Leafs. . . . Dallas is 2-1-1 in its past three games. . . . The Lightning is 3-8-2 in its past 13 overall and 0-3-1 in its past four at home. . . . The Stars were 3-12-2 on the road and 1-10-1 in their past 12. . . . Dallas' power play has converted once in its past 38 opportunities. . . . Tampa Bay's penalty kill was tied for third in the league at 86.7 percent. . . . Stars C Mike Modano has no goals and one assist in his past 10 games. . . . The Lightning hasn't beaten the Stars in Tampa since February 1996, has lost six in a row and is 1-9-2.
