The Dallas Stars take on the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
STARS (45-21-4) at OILERS (41-24-5)
10 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, SN1, TNT, truTV, MAX
Stars projected lineup
Mason Marchment — Roope Hintz — Mikko Rantanen
Jason Robertson — Matt Duchene — Mikael Granlund
Jamie Benn — Wyatt Johnston — Evgenii Dadonov
Oskar Back — Sam Steel — Colin Blackwell
Thomas Harley — Ilya Lyubushkin
Esa Lindell — Cody Ceci
Lian Bichsel — Matt Dumba
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mavrik Bourque, Brendan Smith
Injured: Miro Heiskanen (knee), Nils Lundkvist (shoulder), Tyler Seguin (hip)
Status report:
The Stars will dress the same lineup they used in a 3-0 win against the Minnesota Wild on Monday. .
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Oilers projected lineup
Vasily Podkolzin — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Viktor Arvidsson
Kasperi Kapanen — Adam Henrique — Zach Hyman
Jeff Skinner — Mattias Janmark — Connor Brown
Max Jones — Derek Ryan — Corey Perry
Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Jake Walman
Brett Kulak — Troy Stecher
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
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Scratched: Ty Emberson
Injured: Leon Draisaitl (undisclosed),Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (undisclosed), Connor McDavid (lower body), Alec Regula (knee)
Status report:
The only change in the Oilers lineup has Kapanen moving up from the fourth line and Perry moving down. … Draisaitl took part in Edmonton’s morning skate but the center is expected to miss the Oilers’ next three games, as is McDavid, also a center. … Ekholm was back on the top defense pair after sitting out practice Monday for maintenance.
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