McCurtis was found guilty of murder and Jackson was found guilty of reckless homicide, a lesser charge. The pair are to be sentenced Feb. 24. Contact Jake Allen at jake.allen@indystar.com. Follow him on Twitter @Jake_Allen19.

Allen made 22 saves in a 4-2 loss to the Stars on Saturday. He allowed three goals.

Allen has played very well since taking over the No. 1 spot from the injured Jacob Markstrom (sprained MCL), going 4-4-0 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.08 GAA and a .930 save percentage. Allen will face the Stars, who are generating 3.27 goals per game, eighth in the NHL in 2024-25.

Evgenii Dadonov and defenseman Thomas Harley scored first-period goals and Casey DeSmith made 31 saves as the Dallas Stars defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-2.

Dallas capitalized on early chances to build a two-goal lead and held off a third-period push from New Jersey to secure the victory