COLUMBUS (Interstat) — The Dallas Stars will visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday in a National Hockey League game at Nationwide Arena. Dallas enters with a 9-6 record, while Columbus is 6-7. The teams have already met this season, and Dallas won the most recent matchup 3-1.

Dallas will look to Jason Robertson to continue his recent production. Robertson had three goals and one assist in the Stars’ most recent game, a 6-5 win at Washington. He also had a goal and an assist in a win at Chicago and two goals in a win over the New York Islanders. Robertson recorded an assist and one shot on goal in the earlier meeting with Columbus. In his last 10 games, Robertson has six goals and eight assists. He also has 35 shots on goal and seven hits over that stretch.

Columbus will counter with Charlie Coyle. Coyle had two goals and two assists in the Blue Jackets’ most recent game, a 7-2 win over Colorado. He also had an assist in a loss at Carolina and an assist in a win over Vegas. Coyle has three goals and seven assists in his last 10 games. He has recorded 24 shots on goal and eight penalty minutes over that span. In the earlier meeting at Dallas, Coyle had two shots on goal and one hit. Mathieu Olivier added a goal and two assists, and Cole Sillinger had a goal and an assist in that Columbus win.

The Blue Jackets will be at home after a high-scoring win over Colorado. Columbus has alternated wins and losses over its recent stretch, with the victory over Colorado following a 3-1 loss at Dallas. The Stars are coming off a 6-5 win at Washington in which Robertson led the offense and Roope Hintz added a goal and two assists. Arttu Hyry also had an assist and four shots on goal in that game.

Dallas has won seven of its last 10 games. Columbus has won three of its last six. The Stars will continue their schedule after Thursday with a home game against San Jose, while Columbus will next play at Buffalo. Dallas’s upcoming stretch includes home games against Winnipeg, Buffalo and Florida before a trip to Vegas. Columbus’s next 10 games include home dates with Florida and Tampa Bay and road games at the New York Islanders and Chicago. Columbus’s upcoming slate also includes a home game against Philadelphia and a road game at Toronto.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Dallas 3, Columbus 2.