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Heading into the season, the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers were considered among the favorites to contend for the Stanley Cup. However, neither is playing their best hockey of late, as they meet for the first time this season on Friday in Dallas.
Dallas has lost four of its last seven, including a 5-3 defeat Wednesday to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The slump coincides with a dip
