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The Capitals get ready to start a three-game Western Conference road swing against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. Here are all of the news from both sides to get ready for tonight’s 8:30 puck drop from downtown Dallas. 

Capitals:

Dallas is First Stop on Caps’ Weeklong Road Trip (Dump N’ Chase)

#CapsStars Skate Shavings: On The Road Again (Dump N’ Chase)

Capitals Today: 12/19/2017

Game Notes

Oilers Place Nathan Walker on Waivers (NoVa Caps)

NoVa Caps Team Power Rankings (NoVa Caps)

Holtby saving Capitals again (NHL.com)

Capitals Start Roadtrip Against Stars (NoVa Caps)

Forward T.J. Oshie to play vs. Stars, giving Caps a healthy roster for a change (Washington Post)

The Christian Djoos-John Carlson pairing has been getting more and more ice time (Washington Post)

Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin is showing no signs of slowing down (Washington Post)

What has helped Caps get things rolling after slow start (NBC Sports Washington)

The Caps May Very Well Get T.J. Oshie Back For Their Game Against Dallas (NBC Sports Washington)

Game 35: Capitals at Stars Date, Time, How to Watch, Game Thread (NBC Sports Washington)

Stars:

No personnel changes expected as Stars face Capitals (Inside Edge)

Stars acquire conditional 2019 4th-Round Pick From Penguins for Oleksiak (Dallas Stars)

Stars hope to take advantage of home-heavy stretch (Inside Edge)

Preview: Stars open key stretch of home games vs. Washington (Inside Edge)

AHL Report: Texas Stars wrap up homestand with win (Inside Edge)

Prospect Report: Point earns spot on Canada’s World Junior team (Inside Edge)

Burnside’s Power Rankings: Surging Capitals climb up ladder (Dallas Stars)

Capitals at Stars Preview (NHL.com)

Stars look to cool Capitals (Fox Sports Southwest)

Ken Hitchcock’s latest challenge: Balancing Alexander Radulov’s infectious energy (Dallas News SportsDay)

Home cooking: Stars fortunate that most important stretch of season comes in American Airlines Center (Dallas News SportsDay)

By Harrison Brown