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DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars are looking for consistency when they host the New York Rangers on Thursday at American Airlines Center.The Stars (12-13-6) play the second contest of a five-game homestand, one which coach Lindy Ruff said could define the struggling teams season. The Stars opened the homestand with a 6-2 victory against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.Its important. We all realize where were at in the standings and how weve been playing to start the year, Stars captain Jamie Benn said. We see this homestand as a big one for us. Like you said, it could be make or break and we want to be making something of this. We got one tonight and well regroup and get ready for the next one.The Stars scored five goals in a span of six minutes, 43 seconds against the Ducks, and goalie Antti Niemi made 34 saves to improve to 6-1-1 at home. The Finnish goalie was playing for the first time in five games, and said getting a quick start was important for his confidence.Against Anaheim, Niemi made several key saves in the first period, including a stop on a 3-on-1 and a stop on a breakaway on the same shift.The Rangers (20-10-1) have been riding Antti Raantas hot hand and the back-up goalie made four consecutive starts. He won three straight games and posted back-to-back shutouts before the Rangers lost to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday 2-1.While Raanta played well in the loss, Henrik Lundqvist will likely start against the Stars and Raanta said hes well aware the Swede is the Rangers starter.Its special when you can steal starts from Hank, Raanta said on Tuesday.No matter who starts in goal, the Rangers rely on one of the NHLs best offenses this season. New York scored a league-best 106 goals through 31 games, and 14 players have at least 12 points, including leading-scorer J.T. Miller with 22.Miller has been one of the NHLs breakout stars this season. He had 43 points in 82 games last season and is on pace to set a career high in his third professional season.The Stars led the NHL in goals last season, but have yet to find the offensive spark on a consistent basis. Theyve scored 11 goals in their last two home games, but scored only three goals during back-to-back road losses sandwiched in between the victories.Ruff is hopeful his lineup will build off the win against Anaheim, and the Stars should be better as injured players return to form. Jiri Hudler had his first point of the season against the Ducks, while defenseman Johnny Oduya played his second game after returning from injury and had an assist.The Stars will also have Jamie Oleksiak back as a lineup option against the Rangers. The 6-foot-7 defenseman was suspended two games for a hit to the head on Philadelphias Chris VandeVelde on Saturday.Oleksiak had been playing some of his best hockey this season before the suspension. While Oleksiak has only played in 13 of the Stars first 31 games, Ruff said his play recently dictated he should be in the lineup. Cheap Swingman Bucks Jerseys .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. Mirza Teletovic Jersey . The phone hearing is scheduled for 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt. Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston. http://www.cheapbucksjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-khris-middleton-jersey .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. 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Michigan State responded to place third in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, but it has been a treacherous opening stretch for the Spartans (4-3), whove fallen out of the national rankings under coach Tom Izzo.Toms team has a played a heck of a schedule and theyve had some injuries as well, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said.Duke wont have heralded freshmen Marques Bolden, Harry Giles or Jayson Tatum for this game, Krzyzewski said, as none of them has made a collegiate debut due to various injuries. However, Bolden and Giles both appear closer to being available after going through warm-ups with the Blue Devils prior to two games last week.Izzo said his team has looked fatigued during the opening weeks.With this travel schedule were on, were bound to be fatigued a little bit, Izzo said. And worse than anything is we looked soft inside. That almost never happens here. Some of it is due to injury.But the Blue Devils are expecting Michigan States top effort.Theyre tough and were playing against a program, not a team, Krzyzewski said. ...I admire what they do. Hopefully, I wont admire a lot of what they do on Tuesday, but we know were in for a big-time game, which is good because thats how well get better.Duke has won at least six of its first seven games for the 17th season in a row. Plus, the Blue Devils own a 129-game homecourt winning streak against non-conference competition.Michigan SState has not allowed an opponent to shoot 50 percent this season, while five of the foes have checked in at less than 40 percent from the field.ddddddddddddhe Blue Devils have scored at least 70 points in every game. Only three Michigan State opponents have eclipsed 70 points, and the Spartans won two of those games.Duke is trying to excel in different types of games.Game by game, play by play, possession by possession, we are starting to learn each other and were getting better, said Jones, a senior whos expected to be one of the teams leaders. I think that were leading the guys better and those guys are working hard. Guys are getting experience.Most of concern to Izzo this month has been shortcomings in toughness and rebounding, the latter coming in part because of a lack of size.Were going to find a way, Izzo said. Theres a lot of encouragement. Were going to find a way to get that back.Krzyzewski called Michigan State freshman swingman Miles Bridges a big-time player. He has scored at least 20 points in four of his seven games.Duke freshman guard Frank Jackson has led his team in scoring three times, scoring in double figures in every game.After Tuesday, the Spartans, whove already traveled to Honolulu, New York and the Bahamas, will play their next five games at home.Duke has won 10 of 12 meetings with Michigan State, including the last five. This will be will the sixth meeting between the programs since 2010.The Blue Devils are 15-2 all-time in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, marking both the most victories and best winning percentage of any team in either league. Duke is 3-0 against Michigan State in ACC-Big Ten Challenge games, while the Blue Devils are 7-0 in Challenge games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. ' ' '