The Dallas Stars take on the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
STARS (22-7-5) at SHARKS (17-14-3)
10 p.m. ET; Victory+, NBCSCA
Stars projected lineup
Matt Duchene — Wyatt Johnston — Mikko Rantanen
Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Jamie Benn
Justin Hryckowian — Sam Steel — Mavrik Bourque
Oskar Back — Radek Faksa — Colin Blackwell
Esa Lindell — Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley — Alex Petrovic
Nils Lundkvist — Ilya Lybushkin
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Nathan Bastian, Kyle Capobianco, Vladislav Kolyachonok
Injured: Tyler Seguin (ACL), Adam Erne (lower body), Thomas Harley (lower body), Lian Bichsel (lower body)
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Sharks projected lineup
Collin Graf — Macklin Celebrini — Igor Chernyshov
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli
Adam Gaudette — Ty Dellandrea — Ethan Cardwell
Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Ryan Reaves
Dmitry Orlov — John Klingberg
Mario Ferraro — Timothy Liljegren
Shakir Mukhamadullin — Vincent Iorio
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov
Scratched: Sam Dickinson, Nick Leddy, Jeff Skinner
Injured: Vincent Desharnais (upper body), Philipp Kurashev (upper body), Will Smith (upper body)
Status report
The Sharks held an optional morning skate. … Dellandrea will play after missing practice Wednesday because of an upper-body injury. … Gaudette will play after missing one game because of a lower-body injury. Skinner, a forward, will be scratched.
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