Vanecek Faces Tough Stars Matchup After 0-2-1 Stretch

Vanecek will protect the road goal versus the Stars on Friday. He has allowed 11 goals on 65 shots over his last three games, going 0-2-1 in that span. This will be the first half of a back-to-back for the UTA netminder, who faces a tough assignment against a Stars team that has scored 24 goals over its last six games (4-1-1 record). The Mammoth appear to be saving strength for Saturday's game versus the Blues.