Collingwood are preparing for an AFL finals-like clash with North Melbourne, who will be stinging from their run of losses according to Magpies coach Nathan Buckley.Collingwood are sitting 12th while the struggling Kangaroos have plummeted from top of the AFL ladder to eighth on the back of five successive losses.Buckley says theres a lot at stake at Etihad Stadium for both teams.Were seeing it as a finals game, so well definitely be coming with finals-like intensity, Buckley said on Tuesday.Were really content to put our reputations (on the line) and stake our claims in regard to that, so if you want to see a finals-type game then I reckon you should come along on Friday night.The Kangaroos latest loss was to resurgent Port Adelaide with star ruckman Todd Goldstein just one of their players to be upstaged.Buckley believed they would be out to make a statement.Todd Goldstein and the focus that is on his performances, and on Norths generally, is something that will sting the Roos quite a bit, Buckley said.Were expecting them to be playing their best footy and to come out with a really strong intent.Buckley believed finals were still a possibility for his Magpies, despite themselves coming off a loss to Adelaide.He said they couldnt afford another costly first quarter as they did against the Crows, giving away five goals.We better win this weekend if we want to stay in the mix, but were not looking beyond Friday night, he said.We were disappointed with our first 15 minutes against the Crows and we just didnt execute the way we wanted to.Our effort and intensity was good on the opposition, but we need to be cleaner, we need to take our chances and we need to take away our oppositions strengths.Alex Fasolo remains a chance for the Friday night match although a decision wont be made about his injured shoulder until Thursday while Buckley said other players in the selection mix included Mason Cox, Ben Crocker, Jack Frost, Rupert Wills, Tom Phillips and Adam Oxley. 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On Monday night, the Blues lost 3-2 in overtime to the visiting Edmonton Oilers despite leading 2-1 after two periods.The defeat continued a recent trend, as St. Louis fell for third time in the past four games it led after 40 minutes of play.Grit, determination, technique (is what this boils down to), Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said after the loss to the Oilers. But thats a team thing. Youve got to get it done.The Blues, who eliminated the Stars in seven games in the second round of the 2016 playoffs by winning Game 7 in Dallas, are 4-4-2 over their past 10 games and 4-9-1 on the road.Backup goaltender Carter Hutton got the nod between the pipes for the Blues on Monday night, meaning No. 1 netminder Jake Allen, who is 5-2-0 with a 2.38 goals-against-average and two shutouts in eight career games against the Stars, likely will start Tuesday evening at American Airlines Center.Allen stopped 30 of 36 shots in his last start, a 6-4 home loss to Chicago on Saturday.Dallas (13-14-6) heads into Tuesdays Central Division tilt fresh off a 3-1 win against Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, a victory that ended the Flyers 10-game winning streak and made the Stars 9-5-2 on home ice.Against the Flyers, fourth-line grinder Adam Cracknell delivered the eventual game-winning goal in the third period. Cracknell was signed late in preseason and has been a welcome addition to the lower end of the Dallas lineup, delivering solid, workmanlike shifts and also scoring a few goals.Cracknell made his NHL debut with the Blues in 2010, so the veteran forward is looking forward to facing the team that afforded him his first shot in the league.They gave me an opportunity, Cracknell said after practice Monday. I had a great career with St. Louis, up and down a little bit, but all in all, a grreat experience and got some playoff experience as well.dddddddddddd Always excited to play against those guys.Dallas is 4-6-0 over its past 10 games, and the Stars continue to pace the NHL with 101 goals allowed. However, fourth-year coach Lindy Ruff is more than a bit encouraged by his team allowing an average of just two goals per game over its past eight contests.Well, I think first (reason for that drop in goals allowed is) a greater commitment from the group, Ruff said. Second part, we made a system change I think has helped everybody. Its helped our defense, and all the guys like it.Special teams figure to be critical on Tuesday, especially with the Blues having the NHLs second-best penalty kill (88.5 percent) and No. 7 power play (21.9 percent), but the Stars special teams will be impacted by two key absences, Johnny Oduya and Patrick Sharp.Oduya sustained a lower-body injury against Philadelphia on Saturday and did not practice on Monday.Johnny will just be day-to-day, Ruff said Monday. He went out after practice to see how it feels, probably know more (Tuesday). Hes in the category of unlikely probably.Oduya missed 10 games with a lower-body injury before returning to the lineup Dec. 11 at Chicago.Sharp is a former teammate of Oduya in Chicago, where the two played for several Stanley Cup champions, but the veteran forward will miss a ninth consecutive game with concussion-like symptoms.Sharp sat out 14 games with similar symptoms earlier this season before returning Nov. 19. He then played the next six games before experiencing symptoms during a game at Pittsburgh on Dec. 1, which was the last time he played.Yeah, he obviously practiced full (Monday), so hes getting closer to a return, Ruff said.Dallas is looking to rack up points at home during a five-game homestand and a month that will see them play nine times at home. The Stars are 2-1-0 during the homestand thus far. ' ' '