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(AP) -- A lack of offense has plagued the Phoenix Coyotes in their last two games. That hasn't been an issue when they've faced the Dallas Stars of late.

The Coyotes look to avoid a third straight loss while trying for a fifth consecutive victory over the visiting Stars on Friday night.

With 58 goals, Phoenix (13-11-1) ranks near the bottom of the NHL in scoring, and it hasn't shown any improvement this week. After falling 4-0 at Edmonton on Monday, the Coyotes lost 2-1 at Calgary on Wednesday for their third straight road defeat. (MORE)

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Final	1	2	3	OT	SO	Tot
St. Louis	2	0	1	0	1	4
Dallas	2	0	1	0	0	3

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Final Boxscore

Three Stars
1:	David Backes, StL (1G, 1A)
2:	T.J. Oshie, StL (1G, 1A)
3:	Brad Richards, Dal (2A, 1SO-G)

Standings
Pacific Division
	W	L	OTL	Pts
San Jose	16	6	4	36
Los Angeles	14	10	2	30
Dallas	11	6	7	29
Phoenix	13	11	1	27
Anaheim	9	11	3	21

Leaders
Points:	B. Richards	30
Plus/Minus:	N. Grossman	7
Shots on Goal:	B. Richards	80
PIM:	K. Barch	48
Win:	M. Turco	8
Shutouts:	M. Turco	2

Offense (Rank)
Goals:	72 (9)
Shots:	761 (7)
PP%:	19.5% (17)
Penalty Minutes:	297 (21)
Assists:	127 (9)
SH Goals:	1 (19)

Defense (Rank)
Goals Against:	64 (16)
Shots Against:	713 (11)
PK%:	77.9% (24)
Penalty Minutes:	360 (5)
Shutouts:	2 (8)
Sv%:	0.910 (14)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/27	@ Pho	L 2-3 11/14
11/28	vs. TB	-
11/30	@ Det	W 3-1 11/18
12/3	vs. Anh	W 4-2 10/21
12/5	vs. Edm	L 4-5 10/6
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/25	vs. StL	L 3-4
11/23	vs. Car	W 2-0
11/21	vs. NJ	W 5-3
11/19	vs. Cls	L 1-4
11/18	@ Det	W 3-1
11/14	@ Pho	L 2-3
11/12	@ SJ	W 3-2
11/7	@ Min	L 2-3
11/6	vs. Van	W 2-1
11/4	vs. Cgy	L 2-3

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/23/2009	N. Grossman	Lower-body injury (day-to-day)
11/13/2009	B. Sutherby	Groin (IR)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/25/2009	J. Neal	Suspension Over
11/24/2009	M. Fortunus	Called up from minors Emergency recall from Texas-AHL
11/24/2009	W. Peters	Sent to minors Texas-AHL
11/24/2009	F. Brunnstrom	Sent to minors Texas-AHL for conditioning stint
11/20/2009	J. Neal	Suspended Two games by NHL for hit from behind
11/19/2009	W. Peters	Called up from minors from Texas-AHL
11/1/2009	M. Climie	Sent to minors Texas-AHL
10/31/2009	S. Ott	Suspension Over
10/30/2009	M. Climie	Called up from minors Emergency recall from Texas-AHL
10/30/2009	F. Wathier	Sent to minors Texas-AHL

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