Projected Lineups for the Stars vs Avalanche – 1/18/25

The Dallas Stars take on the Colorado Avalanche this afternoon at Ball Arena.  Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

STARS (28-15-1) at AVALANCHE (27-18-1)

4 p.m. ET; Victory+, ALT

Stars projected lineup

Jason Robertson — Wyatt Johnston –Evgenii Dadonov
Jamie Benn — Matt Duchene — Logan Stankoven
Sam Steel — Mavrik Bourque — Matej Blumel
Justin Hryckowian — Oskar Back — Colin Blackwell

Miro Heiskanen — Ilya Lyubushkin
Nils Lundkvist — Esa Lindell
Mathew Dumba — Thomas Harley

Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith

Scratched: Brendan Smith

Injured: Roope Hintz (upper body), Mason Marchment (face), Tyler Seguin (hip)

Status report

Hintz is day to day; the center did not play in a 3-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

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Avalanche projected lineup

Ross Colton — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen
Artturi Lehkonen — Casey Mittelstadt — Jonathan Drouin
Joel Kiviranta — Parker Kelly — Logan O’Connor
Jere Innala — Juuso Parsinen — Jason Polin

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Samuel Girard — Josh Manson
Keaton Middleton — Sam Malinski

Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Calvin de Haan

Injured: Valeri Nichushkin (lower body), Oliver Kylington (upper body), Miles Wood (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)

Status report

Malinski could return after being a healthy scratch for a 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. … Nichushkin is close to a return, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Friday; the forward will miss his ninth straight game.

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