Scouting the Stars

Today's game

Penguins (21-17-8) at Dallas Stars (29-18-1)

When, where: 8:30 p.m. · American Airlines Center

TV/radio: FSN Pittsburgh/WXDX-FM (105.9)

Probable goaltenders: Marc-Andre Fleury (20-12-6, 2.87 GAA); Marty Turco (24-15-1, 2.26 GAA)

Notable: The teams have not played each other since March 9, 2004, when Jean-Sebastien Aubin stopped 45 shots as the Penguins shut out the Stars, 4-0, at Mellon Arena. The Penguins have not won in Dallas since a 5-1 victory on Dec. 15, 1995, and are 0-5-1 in that span. ... Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr are the Penguins' leading scorers against every non-expansion team except Dallas. The team's career scoring leader against the Stars is Rick Kehoe, who scored 19 goals and 46 points in 36 career games when the franchise was located in Minnesota. ... Dallas has scored only 129 goals this season and has the second fewest goals of any Western Conference team (Vancouver, 124) with a winning record. No Stars player has 35 points this season. The Penguins have four: Sidney Crosby (72), Evgeni Malkin (52), Mark Recchi (42) and Sergei Gonchar (36). ... Recchi is coming off a hat trick in his last game against Toronto and needs two goals for 500 in his career.