Saturday night’s shootout win against Edmonton sends Kings into tonight’s game against a Dallas club they have split two games with this season.

The Dallas Stars were unable to hold two separate two-goal leads in a 5-4 overtime loss against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Saturday. Stars lines Scratches:

The Dallas Stars (26-10-8) and Mikko Rantanen (17 goals and 42 assists) visit the San Jose Sharks (22-18-3) and Macklin Celebrini (24 goals and 43 assists) at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 4 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN+. Dallas won 4-1 on the road its last time out on Jan. 7 against the Washington Capitals.

As the Dallas Stars continue to look for ways to exit their three-week slump, solidifying their penalty kill has moved to the forefront.

The San Jose Sharks host the Dallas Stars after the Sharks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in overtime. San Jose has gone 12-8-3 in home games and 22-18-3 overall. The Sharks have allowed 150 goals while scoring 134 for a -16 scoring differential.

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings host the Dallas Stars after the Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in a shootout. Los Angeles has a 19-15-10 record overall and a 7-9-5 record on its home ice. The Kings have given up 120 goals while scoring 116 for a -4 scoring differential.

The Dallas Stars really just never had it tonight in a lopsided 6-3 loss against the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Tuesday. Stars lines Top story Mikko Rantanen.

Hintz put 12 shots on net at Washington on Wednesday night to set a record for the most in a single game since the team moved to Texas from Minnesota in 1993. His 12th and final shot with 18.6 seconds left became the empty-net goal that sealed a 4-1 victory against the Capitals.