Analyzing Friday’s Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Vancouver Canucks take on the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center this Friday. The puck drop is scheduled to take place at 8 PM EST.

The Flames get Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost. Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier go to Philadelphia. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.

The Canucks -- entering the final contest of a three-game road trip -- have made more noise off the ice than on it in recent weeks. President of hockey operations Jim Rutherford admitted the two star players are butting heads, creating turmoil and fueling trade rumors.

Utah Hockey Club announced this week that a public contest to name the team has been narrowed down to the final three options including keeping the generic Utah Hockey Club name, Utah Mammoth and Utah Wasatch.

The Capitals are holding on to the No. 1 spot despite an average week but it's getting crowded at the top of the rankings.

Former Brock Badger Logan Thompson has been selected as the National Hockey League’s (NHL) First Star of the Week for the week ending Jan. 19. The Washington Capitals’ netminder posted a flawless 3-0-0 record during the week which included a pair of back-to-back shutouts while registering a 0.33 goals against average and a .984 save percentage.

By picking up a point, the Golden Knights remained in a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with the Edmonton Oilers with 68 points.

Although Filip Forsberg leads the Nashville Predators in scoring, the star forward hasn't been as dominant on the road. Read more as Josh Inglis is fading the Preds winger in tonight's player props.

LAS VEGAS -- Cole Sillinger scored 52 seconds into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 2-1 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday. Adam Fantilli scored in his 100th career NHL game and Elvis Merzlikins made 25 saves for the Blue Jackets (25-19-7), who have won two in a row.

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

Ducks goaltender John Gibson suffered an upper-body injury during the first period of Saturday night's game against the Nashville Predators and was replaced between periods.