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The Dallas Stars look for their third straight win when they host the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. The streaky Stars started with three wins, then dropped four straight before winning their last two. Washington had won six of seven before suffering its worst loss of the season, 7-1, to the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

The Washington Capitals have signed forward Brett Leason to a one-year, two-way contract, with an average annual value of $775,000 at the NHL level. Leason was placed on waivers for the purpose of loaning him to the AHL's Hershey Bears.

Dylan Cozens and Drake Batherson scored twice each for the Ottawa Senators, who spoiled Alex Ovechkin’s 1,500th game by beating the Washington Capitals 7-1.

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals face the Ottawa Senators in Eastern Conference play. Washington has a 6-2 record overall and a 3-2-0 record on its home ice. The Capitals have a 2-1-0 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.

Also, what might have led to a two-person goalie scrum that had Linus Ullmark skate the full length of the ice.

Now, it appears the 20-year-old rookie will get a chance to play on the same line with Ovechkin, who is chasing another NHL milestone, when the Capitals (6-3-0) visit the Dallas Stars (5-3-1) at American Airlines Center as part of an ESPN tripleheader on Tuesday (8:30 p.m. ET; ESPN).

According to a team announcement, the Washington Capitals have recalled forward Ethen Frank from the AHL’s Hershey Bears. Washington reassigned Frank only a few days ago when the team activated Pierre-Luc Dubois from the injured reserve.