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  March 7, 2018 5:51 PM PST

  DALLAS -- Much has changed since the last time the Anaheim Ducks and Dallas Stars met on Oct. Cheap Swingman Pacers Jerseys . 13 at American Airlines Center to start the 2016-17 regular season.Dallas won that night 3-1, but the Stars are languishing in the middle of the Central Division standings with an 11-13-6 record. The Stars just completed an 0-2-0 road trip that saw them lose back-to-back games at Philadelphia on Saturday and at division rival Chicago on Sunday.The Stars, who are 7-4-2 at home, have allowed 96 goals so far this season, tying them with the Jets for most in the NHL.But as Dallas returns home to begin a stretch where eight of its next nine games are on home ice, coach Lindy Ruff knows the time is now for his inconsistent club to start righting the ship.This will be the season for us, Ruff said after Sundays 3-1 loss in Chicago. Weve got to try to build some momentum (at home). I think all of the season is going to land on this homestand.The Stars got a boost Sunday from the return of injured defenseman Johnny Oduya, who had missed the previous 10 games with a lower-body injury, and of veteran forward Jiri Hudler, sidelined the previous 20 games due to illness.However, on Tuesday, Dallas will be without young defenseman Jamie Oleksiak, who will be serving the final game of a two-game suspension for a check to the head of Philadelphias Chris Van de Velde on Saturday.Even with Oleksiak unavailable, Stars captain Jamie Benn knows its now or never for him and his teammates to start racking up points and improving their mediocre record.Weve got a lot of catching up to do. We put ourselves in a tough spot, but no reason why we cant turn this around, Benn said. Weve got to find a way to dig deep here and give ourselves a chance to get back in this.Anaheim (15-9-6), on the other hand, heads into Tuesdays game on a three-game winning streak and occupying first place in the Pacific Division.On Sunday at Honda Center, the Ducks defeated Ottawa 5-1 to finish their three-game homestand a perfect 3-0-0.Corey Perry and Antoine Vermette each had a goal and an assist for Anaheim, who is 5-5-4 on the road so far this season.We came out, we were energized, we were ready to play, Perry said. Everybody in here knew what was at stake. It was our last one before we go on the road for a tough stretch. You need those two points.The Ducks are starting a six-game road trip that after Dallas will take them to Boston, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa before returning home to host San Jose on Dec. 27.First-year Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle likes how his club has been playing of late, but there are still areas where hed like to see additional improvement.Our ability to play fast and execute fast is getting better. Im not saying its where it needs to be, but its getting there, Carlyle said.Since it was coming off a back-to-back, Dallas had Monday off. But one story line to track during morning skate on Tuesday will be whether Ruff sticks with Kari Lehtonen in goal, who is 2-3-0 with a 2.20 goals-against-average over his five straight starts, or if he goes back to Antti Niemi.But regardless of who Ruff puts between the pipes, Dallas ongoing defensive woes continue to put it squarely behind the eight ball. Last season, when the Stars led the NHL in goals scored, their defensive deficiencies were covered up by the fact they could outscore most foes.However, with Dallas goals for down this season, those weaknesses in the back end have become much more glaring because those mistakes are now leading to more losses.Yeah, I think that our guys feel a lot of pressure, Ruff said. We got out of a lot of games last year, especially in the first 50, where we were winning games 5-3 and mistakes werent killing us. Right now, with our scoring being down, the big mistakes are really standing out. Paul George Jersey . Its 1987 and a Brazilian playmaker, known as Mirandinha, is being paraded around St James Park to the passionate Newcastle fans. Lance Stephenson Jersey .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. http://www.cheappacersjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-ike-anigbogu-jersey . The Islanders dealt Thomas Vanek to the Montreal Canadiens after less than a year on Long Island. Meanwhile, the Oilers dealt long-time sniper Ales hemsky to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and a third-rounder in 2015.Which Premier League players impressed on loan in the Football League last month? Weve picked out five standout performers from February, including Arsenal loanee Yaya Sanogo after his hat-trick for Charlton at the weekend and Liverpools Sergi Canos, who has earned positive reviews at Brentford.Agree with our selection or have we missed someone? Leave your comments below or tweet us @SkySportsFL to have your say... Conor McAleny (Wigan - on loan from Everton) Conor McAleny is on loan with Wigan from Everton After joining Wigan on loan from Everton at the start of February, the 23-year-old has not taken long to make an impact. He netted on his debut in a 2-0 win at Sheffield United and then struck a brilliant long-range effort to set Wigan on their way to victory at Walsall.I was a bit shocked myself when I saw it go in. To be honest, I thought it was going over, said McAleny. But it dipped at the last minute and its one of the best Ive scored in a while. I have hit a few like that, and hopefully I can keep on doing it. Scoring any goal is nice, but when theyre like that, its always something a bit better.Sergi Canos (Brentford - on loan from Liverpool) Brentfords Sergi Canos scored against Wolves Brentford might have been on the slide in the Championship over the last month, but Liverpool youngster Canos has continued to impress.He was particularly influential in the 3-0 win over Wolves, scoring a goal and then setting up another for John Swift. Brentford boss Dean Smith thinks he can be a future Premier League star.Hes got to become more consistent and work on that side of his game, but in terms of where he can go, his performances have been very good, said Smith.Sergi trains really hard. He wants to get better and theres a future Premier League star there, thats for sure.Yaya Sanogo (Charlton - on loan from Arsenal) Yaya Sanogo scored a hat-trick against Reading After a disappointing loan spell with Ajax in the first half of the season, Arsenal forward Sanogo was on the move again on Deadline Day as he joined Charlton.And it did not take him long to end his year-long wait for a competitive goal as he netted a hat-trick to help the Addicks come from 3-1 down to llevel at 3-3 against Reading. Cheap NBA Jerseys. Even though the Royals scored a late goal to snatch victory, Charlton boss Jose Riga was impressed with the 23-year-old.I knew the story of Sanogo and Im happy for him that he can show his value today, he said. Of course, you have to show you can do it for more than one game but Im happy.I saw immediately during the training sessions the quality he has. When you arrive from France early as he did, at 19 to 20, to a big team like Arsenal, its quite difficult. My discussion with him was he can come here and take what he can from this challenge. Gaston Ramirez (Middlesbrough - on loan from Southampton) Gaston Ramirez has joined Middlesbrough from Southampton The Uruguayan sealed a loan move to Middlesbrough in January after hardly featuring for Southampton in the first half of the season. He bagged his first goal and won a penalty in the 3-1 victory over Cardiff and Boro boss Aitor Karanka thinks he could use the loan spell as a stepping stone.Hes a hungry player, he said. You could think its a step back but for him, its a step forward because he wants to keep going and keep improving his career.Its good for me having a player like him come here and help us. Adam Armstrong (Coventry - on loan from Newcastle) Adam Armstrong has continued to impress for Coventry The goals have continued to flow for League Ones joint-top scorer as he took his tally for the season to 19 with a brace against Bury.The 19-year-old recently came up against former Newcastle forward Shola Ameobi, who believes he has a bright future at St James Park.If he keeps developing and keeps building, keeps putting in the work, then I think he can be a top player at Newcastle, said Ameobi, now at Fleetwood.Hes very driven, and you need to be if you want to make it at the top level in this game; you need to have that determination and hes got that in spades.Adams been one of Coventrys standout players this season, so hopefully he can build on that confidence, go back to Tyneside next season and get a place in the team, which I believe he is more than capable of doing.Hit the video at the top of this article to watch Februarys loan stars in action. 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