The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Dallas Stars after the Hurricanes knocked off the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime.

The Carolina Hurricanes are in for a difficult matchup on Tuesday night as they play one of the Western Conference’s best teams on the second night of a back-to-back. They’ll get the Dallas Stars in the second game after facing the Chicago Blackhawks on January 20.

DALLAS -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored twice to help the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Dallas Stars 2-1 at American Airlines Center on Tuesday. Martin Necas had two assists, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 22 saves for Carolina (29-16-3), which has won three in a row, including 4-3 in overtime against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Tyler Bertuzzi voiced a sincere statement on playing alongside Connor Bedard on team's first line.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey, where we preview and predict the upcoming slate of NHL games around the league each day. This article will preview and predict the matchup between the Carolina Hurricanes and Dallas Stars.

DALLAS — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored both Carolina goals, the second coming 24 seconds after Dallas’ tying goal midway through the third period, as the Hurricanes beat the Stars 2-1 on Tuesday night. Kotkaniemi was credited with the second goal after the puck deflected off him near the crease from a shot by Sean Walker.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored both Carolina goals, the second coming 24 seconds after Dallas’ tying goal midway through the third period, as the Hurricanes beat the Stars 2-1 on Tuesday night.

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Jake Oettinger will do his part to keep this Under the total, according to Tony Sartori's Hurricanes vs Stars predictions.

For props, both teams limit shots on goal by forwards, ranking 28th (Dallas) and 29th (Carolina) for shots per game by forwards. Martin Necas under 2.5 shots (-190) or Logan Stankoven under 2.5 shots (-200) stand out as options.

The Avalanche and Sabres must look at their options with pending UFAs Mikko Rantanen and Jason Zucker, while the Blackhawks' Seth Jones is reportedly gaining interest.