The Dallas Stars take on the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
STARS (1-0-0) at AVALANCHE (2-0-0)
9 p.m. ET; Victory+, KTVD, ALT
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Mikko Rantanen
Wyatt Johnston — Matt Duchene — Tyler Seguin
Mavrik Bourque — Sam Steel — Colin Blackwell
Justin Hryckowian — Radek Faksa — Nathan Bastian
Esa Lindell — Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley — Nils Lundkvist
Lian Bichsel — Ilya Lyubushkin
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Alexander Petrovic, Adam Erne
Injured: Oskar Back (undisclosed), Jamie Benn (collapsed lung)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate. … The Stars will dress the same lineup they used in a season-opening 5-4 win at the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.
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Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Gabriel Landeskog — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Ross Colton — Jack Drury — Victor Olofsson
Joel Kiviranta — Parker Kelly — Gavin Brindley
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Ilya Solovyov — Sam Malinski
Scott Wedgewood
Trent Miner
Scratched: Zakhar Bardakov
Injured: Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body), Logan O’Connor (hip surgery), Samuel Girard (upper body)
Status report
Girard, a defenseman, is week to week after being injured in a 2-1 victory against the Utah Mammoth on Thursday. … Solovyov will make his Avalanche debut after the defenseman was claimed off waivers from the Calgary Flames on Oct. 3.
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