(SportsNetwork.com) - The Vancouver Canucks will try to put the brakes on their longest skid of the season when they host the Dallas Stars in Wednesdays battle at Rogers Arena. The Canucks are on an 0-3-1 slide, a stretch that counts as only Vancouvers second losing streak of the season. The only other time the club suffered consecutive defeats was with two straight losses against Tampa Bay and Dallas from Oct 18-21. The Stars slammed Vancouver 6-3 back in that October meeting in Big D, with Erik Cole notching two goals for the home team and Jamie Benn, Ryan Garbutt and Tyler Seguin each adding a goal and a helper. It was the fifth straight win in the series for Dallas overall and the Stars also have claimed two in a row and three of the last four encounters in British Columbia. Vancouver hopes to reverse the recent trend against the Stars after losing its past two outings in regulation by a combined 8-2 score. The Canucks lost 3-1 in Montreal on Dec. 9 before getting slammed 5-1 by the New York Rangers on Saturday. After ending a seven-game road trip with the loss to the Habs, the Canucks had hopes to get on track in the opener of a four-game homestand on Saturday. Instead, the Rangers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first seven minutes en route to the blowout victory at Rogers Arena. The rout pushed former Canucks head coach Alain Vigneaults record against his old team to 3-0. Nick Bonino supplied the sole offense for the Canucks, making it a 5-1 game at 4:20 of the third period. Ryan Miller was on the hook for all five goals on just 23 shots. I think you play a certain way and now were getting caught on it, said Canucks coach Willie Desjardins. We try to play an aggressive style and if it doesnt work it goes the other way. Vancouver, which is tied with San Jose for second place in the Pacific Division, has fared slightly better on the road than at home this season. The Canucks are 7-4-1 as the host in 2014-15 compared to an 11-6-1 mark as the guest. The Canucks welcome Calgary on Saturday before completing their current stay at home in Mondays clash against Arizona. Dallas should be well rested heading into tonights test, as Lindy Ruffs club has been idle since edging the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Saturday. It was the second win in three games for the Stars, who hope to carry that momentum into tonights opener of a three-game road trip. The Stars grabbed a 2-0 lead on Saturday before the Devils rallied to even the game with a pair of goals in the second period. However, Trevor Daley and Shawn Horcoff scored later in the second to give Dallas the lead for good. Seguin and Jason Spezza each finished with a goal and an assist, while Antoine Roussel supplied two helpers for the Stars, who entered the game with five losses in their previous six games. Kari Lehtonen stopped 28-of-31 shots in the win. There were a lot of good things, Ruff said. I thought we missed in the second period, three or four point-blank that would have really put the game away. Garbutt missed Saturday while serving the first of his three-game suspension for slew-footing Winnipegs Dustin Byfuglien on Tuesday. Hell also sit out Fridays game versus Calgary before being eligible to return in the finale of the road trip Sunday in Edmonton. Dallas has lost four straight on the road heading into this trek and hasnt posted an away victory since beating Los Angeles on Nov. 13. The Stars are 5-7-0 as the visiting team in 2014-15. Miller is expected to start tonight for the Canucks and the veteran netminder owns a 4-4-1 record and 3.40 goals against average in nine career games against Dallas. Lehtonen will likely get the call for the Stars and is 7-7-0 with a 2.79 GAA versus the Canucks. Ronnie Lott Jersey .com) - The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with running back Jackie Battle on a one-year contract Friday. 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Jack Tatum Jersey .com) - It appears both the Houston Rockets and Chicago Bulls will reach the playoffs, but the two squads are coming off losing efforts.CLEVELAND - Kevin Loves first meeting with his former team wasnt packed with much emotion.LeBron James expects a much different reunion on Christmas.Love scored 20 points in his first game against Minnesota, Kyrie Irving added 29 and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away in the second half for a 125-104 victory over the Timberwolves on Tuesday night, sending them on to James holiday visit in Miami to play the Heat.Loves matchup with the team he spent six frustrating seasons with before a summer blockbuster trade was overshadowed by an injury to Cleveland centre Anderson Varejao, who had to be helped off the floor in the third quarter. Varejao was unable to put any weight on his left leg as he was assisted to the locker room.The Cavs wont know more about Varejaos injury until Wednesday. He left Quicken Loans Arena on crutches with his leg in an immobilizing air cast.James added 24 points for the Cavs, now 12-3 since opening 5-7.Minnesota rookie Andrew Wiggins scored 27 against the team that drafted him as the Timberwolves lost their sixth straight and 12th in 13 games.Wiggins was taken with the first pick in this years draft by the Cavaliers before he was packaged along with former top pick Anthony Bennett and sent to Minnesota for Love, who joined James and Irving to give Cleveland a Big Three capable of winning an NBA title.Love, who grabbed 10 rebounds and played much of the second half with his right thumb taped, said the matchup against the Timberwolves lacked passion.I didnt really feel much of anything to be honest with you, he said. It felt like just another game. It was a game we felt like we needed to win before going to South Florida for Christmas.On Thursday, James will return to face the Heat, the team he helped lead to two championships and four straight appearances in the finals.James has been looking forward to returning to his other NBA home.To say I havent thought about going back, I would be lying, he said. Its going to be great to be back in that building around those unbelievable fans and the memories will definitely come back being a part of the organization for four years. When it gets here Im going to be excited about it and re-live a lot of moments in my head and go from there.The Cavs led 82-70 in the third before closing the period with a 16-1 run, highlighted by 3-pointers from James and Dion Waiters to finally overwhelm the young and scrappy Timberwolves.ddddddddddddLove figures to have a tougher time when he returns to Minnesota for the first time on Jan. 31, a game coach Flip Saunders believes many Timberwolves fans circled on their calendars long ago. Saunders said Minnesotans dont easily forgive anyone who has not been loyal to them.Love cant concern himself with any negative reaction.I try to stay off that stuff, Love said. I know when somebody leaves, they more often than not dont want to say good things about him.Following the game, Love hugged Saunders and several Minnesota coaches and team personnel.Those are guys I will have relationships with through my whole career and really beyond, he said. You never know when youll link back up with those people. Those are relationships I really cherish, whether they were one year or six years.TIP-INSTimberwolves: Minnesotas top three players — guard Ricky Rubio (sprained ankle), centre Nikola Pekovic (sprained ankle), and guard Kevin Martin (broken wrist) — have played in 23 combined games due to injuries. ... G Mo Williams received a nice ovation when he entered the game for the first time. He spent three seasons with Cleveland. ... The matchup featured four No. 1 overall draft picks: Wiggins (2014), Bennett (2013), Irving (2011) and James (2003).Cavaliers: Waiters added 19 points, his second straight strong game. ... The Cavs have won nine of 10 at home. ... F Mike Miller started but picked up three fouls in a span of 38 seconds in the first and only played nine minutes. ... Cleveland is 8-0 when shooting 50 per cent or better.PICK YOUR SUPERSTARWiggins said defending James wasnt as tough as trying to stop Kobe Bryant.For me as a defender, I would say Kobe, he said. Kobe has been the toughest matchup for me this year. The Timberwolves defeated the Lakers 120-119 in Los Angeles on Nov. 28. Bryant scored 26 points, Wiggins had 16.James had some high praise for Wiggins.Hes a great talent, James said. Very poised and very efficient. They got a great piece.UP NEXT:Timberwolves: At Denver on Friday.Cavaliers: At Miami on Thursday. 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