Wild, Stars fresh and focused after holiday break

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The Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars hope to exit the holiday break the way they went into it when they meet on Friday night in Dallas -- as winners.

Both teams entered play Monday on short losing streaks, but came away with victories before getting a few days off the ice.

Dallas knocked off the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 to avoid losing three in a row in regulation for the first time in