The Vancouver Canucks are currently on their longest losing streak of the season and they'll look to turn things around in a return visit to Dallas to take on the Stars at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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The Canucks (8-3-4) have lost each game of this slide by 4-3 scores following a season-high six-game winning streak. The skid started with Friday's home defeat to Dallas (8-7-1), during which Vancouver squandered a two-goal lead by giving up the final three tallies of the game.
After wasting a first-period lead Tuesday, the Canucks scored twice in the third to force overtime before falling in a shootout at league-leading Chicago.
The Canucks will be without right wing Jannik Hansen, who is suspended one game for delivering a forearm to the back of the head of Chicago's Marian Hossa. Hansen was assessed a roughing penalty, while Hossa exited with an injury.
Hansen has seven points after getting a career-high 39 last season.
Meanwhile, the Stars have sandwiched their recent victory over Vancouver with two losses to Calgary. They may sympathize with the Canucks after their latest defeat Sunday. Dallas squandered a two-goal lead and gave up three unanswered goals in the final period of a 4-3 loss to the Flames to open this three-game homestand.
Reilly Smith is giving Dallas some unexpected scoring punch, scoring in each of the last two games, including the opening tally against the Canucks last week. The 21-year-old rookie hadn't scored in his first 15 games in the NHL -- three last season.
