Bruins chase a sixth straight win in Dallas, with a goalie duel on tap

The Bruins take a five-game winning streak into Dallas on Tuesday night to face the Stars at American Airlines Center. The game is on ESPN, according to Fox Sports.

Boston won on back-to-back nights over the weekend: 4-2 over Anaheim on Friday and 4-1 over the winless Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, when Marat Khusnutdinov scored the winner with 6:24 left, The Sports Leader reported. Matt Poitras assisted for his fifth point in five games.

The streak

Source: Fox Sports

Goalies in focus

Dallas' Jake Oettinger leads the NHL with three shutouts and carries a .952 save percentage, The Sports Leader reported. Jeremy Swayman is at .934 for Boston, and Michael DiPietro has also contributed in net.

Boston is scoring 3.8 goals a game and allowing 2.1; Dallas is scoring 2.4 and allowing 1.5, according to Fox Sports. David Pastrnak leads the Bruins with 12 points.

Lineup notes

Pavel Zacha, who missed Saturday with an upper-body injury, rejoined the team Monday. Jonathan Aspirot filled in on defense for Nikita Zadorov on Saturday with three blocked shots and five hits, The Sports Leader reported.

For Dallas, Roope Hintz practiced Monday after leaving Saturday's 4-0 win over Chicago with a hand injury, and newly signed veteran David Perron, 38, could debut.