Dallas, TX (My Sportsbook) - The Dallas Stars will be shooting for their fourth consecutive win tonight when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets to cap off a two-game homestand at the American Airlines Center.

After beating Montreal and Washington, the Stars edged the Colorado Avalanche, 4-2 on Friday to improve to 6-0-0-1 on its home ice this year.

Mike Modano became the fifth American-born player to reach 1,000 career points and Pierre Turgeon snapped an early second-period tie with a power-play goal to lead Dallas to the win.

Bill Guerin posted a goal and an assist for the Stars, while Sergei Zubov notched a pair of helpers. Ulf Dahlen and Niko Kapanen also scored and Marty Turco finished with 19 saves in the victory.

Modano assisted on Dahlen's first-period goal to reach the milestone. He made a pass from the left circle to Dahlen, who chased his own rebound behind the net and scored after skating back out to the front of the crease.

The other Americans with 1,000 career points are Joe Mullen, Pat LaFontaine, Jeremy Roenick and Phil Housley.

In his 14th NHL season, Modano has posted eight goals and 15 assists in just In his 14th NHL season, Modano has posted eight goals and 15 assists in just 19 games. He has 424 goals and 576 assists in 965 NHL games, all with the 19 games. He has 424 goals and 576 assists in 965 NHL games, all with the Dallas/Minnesota franchise.

Veteran netminder Ron Tugnutt, who will be honored before the game for recently playing in his 500th contest, could get the start between the pipes tonight to spell Turco, who has played six of the last seven games.

Dallas has been strong on the penalty kill lately and has stopped 24 of the last 26 power plays they have faced.

Two players on the Stars have had success against Columbus, as Scott Young has scored the most goals (10) against the Blue Jackets of any Columbus opponent and Pierre Turgeon is tied for the most points scored (15) against the Jackets.

Following the game Dallas will head on the road for three games and will faceoff with the Phoenix Coyotes, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Los Angeles Kings.

Columbus comes into Dallas winless in its last three, including a 1-1 tie on Saturday with the Nashville Predators.

Geoff Sanderson scored 30 seconds into the game for the Blue Jackets, who had lost their last two. Sanderson registered his team team-high 11th goal and extended his goal streak to six games, the longest in the NHL and a franchise record. Sanderson also has a seven-game points streak (7g, 2a).

Rostislav Klesla and Andrew Cassels each had assists for Columbus. Cassels has a point in eight straight games, a team record, and is second in the NHL with 17 assists.

Marc Denis made 33 saves in the deadlock.

This is the second meeting of the season between these two teams, as Columbus skated off with a 4-2 victory earlier in the season which snapped a six-game series losing streak.

Dallas, however, is 7-2-0 all-time against the Blue Jackets, including a 4-0 mark in the Lone Star State.