The Dallas Stars ended their homestead on the first night of a back-to-back against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Stars are on a four-game skid, only collecting one point in their overtime loss to the LA Kings.

The victory ended a four-game losing streak for Dallas that had dated back to the club’s home-opening win over Minnesota 11 days ago. And it got the Stars back up above .500 at 4-3-1 while Carolina, a powerful Eastern Conference opponent, fell to 6-2.

The Carolina Hurricanes battled multiple injuries during their six-game Western road trip. The Hurricanes saw defensemen Shayne Gostisbehere and K'Andre Miller miss time.

The Carolina Hurricanes and Dallas Stars meet Saturday. Puck drop from American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.

Dallas fell into another early hole, but didn’t let the ghosts of games past haunt them as they scored three unanswered goals to grab the win

Roope Hintz left the Stars’ game against the Hurricanes after being on the receiving end of a heavy hit from Carolina’s Taylor Hall. Hall got a two-minute charging penalty for the hit.

The Hurricanes have recalled top prospect Bradly Nadeau ahead of Stars clash, adding depth amid injuries to go-to wingers and defenseman.

In the Dallas the Canes will face a slumping squad. The Stars got off to a 3-0 start, but since then are 0-3-1 with their most recent loss coming in Overtime against the LA Kings Thursday. All but one of these four games have been at home, and this game will be the front end of a back-to-back as Dallas will head up to Nashville Sunday evening.

Canes won first three games in California on their longest road trip of the season with NC State Fair making its annual run.

Carolina plays Colorado and Dallas this week, so let's revisit the deals that helped reshape three contending teams.