Game 63: Dallas Stars (35-24-3, 73 points ) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (42-15-6, 90 points)
When: Thursday, March 24 at 6 p.m. CT
Where: PNC Arena – Raleigh, NC
TV: ESPN (no blackout restrictions)
Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM (Josh Bogorad, Daryl “Razor” Reaugh, Owen Newkirk, Bruce LeVine)
Live stats: NHL GameCenter
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• The Stars face the Carolina Hurricanes in the second and final meeting of the season on Thursday night at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.
• The Stars defeated the Hurricanes 4-1 in the series opener on Nov. 30 at American Airlines Center. Roope Hintz recorded his first career hat trick, while Joe Pavelski (one goal, two assists) and Jason Robertson (two assists) each recorded multi-point games. Braden Holtby stopped 39 of 40 shots in the win. The Stars went 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
• The Stars have recorded a win in three of their last five (3-2-0) and points in seven of their last 11 games against the Hurricanes (5-4-2).
• Dallas has earned at least a point in the standings in two of its last three (1-1-1) and six of its last 10 (5-4-1) games at PNC Arena.
• The teams faced off in eight games in the 2020-21 season with the Stars posting a 2-4-2 record, including a 1-2-1 mark on the road.
• Captain Jamie Benn has earned six points (two goals, four assists) in his last six games against Carolina and four points (two goals, two assists) in his last four at PNC Arena. He led Dallas with eight points (three goals, five assists) in eight games against Carolina in 2020-21 and leads current Stars with 14 goals, 17 assists, and 31 points in 27 career games.
• Hintz recorded three goals on four shots for his first career hat trick in his last game against Carolina. He’s totaled nine points (five goals, four assists) in 12 games against them.
• Pavelski has earned four points (two goals, two assists) in his last three games against the Hurricanes, including…
