Leo Carlsson’s short-handed goal midway through the third period proved to be the winner as the Anaheim Ducks rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 7-5.

The Dallas Stars will be back on the ice against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night, and you'll be able to watch all the action on FOX 4.

Despite a hot start and elite performance by the power play, the Dallas Stars couldn’t hold onto a lead once again. The Stars fell, 7-5, to the Anaheim Ducks in a high-scoring affair at American Airlines Center on Thursday after a crushing second period in which the Ducks outscored the Stars 4-1.

The Anaheim Ducks visit the Vegas Golden Knights after Chris Kreider scored two goals in the Ducks' 7-5 win against the Dallas Stars

Dallas had its seven-game point streak snapped by a red-hot Anaheim team after coughing up an early 2-0 lead and unraveling late

A pair of Western Conference squads meet when the sixth-place Dallas Stars (7-4-3) visit the 12th-place Nashville Predators (5-7-4) at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Dallas' most recent game was a 7-5 home loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Nov. 6.

BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars host the Anaheim Ducks after the Stars knocked off the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in a shootout. Dallas is 7-3-3 overall and 4-2-1 in home games. The Stars have gone 4-0-0 in games they convert at least one power play.

The Dallas Stars could return two forwards to the lineup for Thursday’s home game against the Anaheim Ducks. Stars coach Glen Gulutzan announced both Roope Hintz and Radek Faksa are game-time decisions.