(38-27-5 www.officialbluejackets.com , third in the Pacific Division) vs. Dallas Stars (37-28-5, fourth in the Central Division)Dallas; Friday, 8 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Dallas faces Vegas in Western Conference action.The Stars are 21-11-2 at home. Dallas has given up 37 power-play goals, killing 82.3 percent of opponent chances.The Golden Knights are 17-17-1 in road games. Vegas leads the NHL recording 34.4 shots per game while averaging 3.0 goals. In their last meeting on Feb. 26, Vegas won 4-1. Max Pacioretty recorded a team-high 2 points for the Golden Knights in the victory.TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Seguin leads the Stars with 27 goals, adding 38 assists and totaling 65 points. Alexander Radulov has scored six goals over the last 10 games for Dallas.LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 6-3-1, averaging 3.1 goals Columbus Blue Jackets T-Shirts Authentic , 5.4 assists, 2.9 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game with a .922 save percentage.Stars: 7-3-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 1.4 goals per game with a .959 save percentage.Stars Injuries: Mats Zuccarello: out (broken arm).Golden Knights Injuries: William Carrier: out (upper body). ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament and cartilage in his right knee in an on-ice collision, a major setback for a team with a tenuous hold on a playoff spot.The 35-year-old Koivu tore his ACL and meniscus and will have surgery on Friday Columbus Blue Jackets Hoodies Authentic , the Wild announced on Wednesday. He was hurt Tuesday night at Buffalo when he collided with Sabres forward Tage Thompson in the first period of Minnesota’s 5-4 shootout loss.The Wild (26-22-5), who are in fourth place in the Central Division, currently hold the first wild card spot in the Western Conference, three points ahead of with one game in hand on Vancouver. They’ve taken only two of a possible six points since their bye week, though, and they’ve already been without defenseman Matt Dumba for almost two months because of a ruptured right pectoralis muscle near his shoulder. Dumba, who’s still tied for fourth on the team with 12 goals despite his absence Columbus Blue Jackets Hats Authentic , might not return this season.Drafted out of Finland with the sixth overall pick in 2001, Koivu is in his 14th year with the Wild and atop the franchise’s career list in several statistical categories, including games (973), points (688), assists (487), shots (2,196) Custom Columbus Blue Jackets Jerseys , power-play points (244), short-handed points (24) and multi-point games (150). He’s second in team history in goals (201).This season, Koivu leads the Wild with 488 faceoff wins, which ranks 14th in the NHL. The Wild recalled center Joel Eriksson Ek from their AHL affiliate in Iowa to fill Koivu’s roster spot, in advance of their game Thursday night against Edmonton.