The Dallas Stars face the New Jersey Devils Saturday night for the first time this season. Entering Saturday's match, the Stars are 35-18-2 while the Devils are 31-20-6. The two teams face off once more this season on March 4 in Dallas. Dallas is 61-44-13 all-time vs. New Jersey, including a 26-28-4 mark on the road.

Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel is expected to be back in the lineup Tuesday, and his return brings a level of physicality that the Stars lack without him.