The Dallas Stars take on the Nashville Predators tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
PREDATORS (7-16-6) at STARS (17-10-0)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, Victory+
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg — Steven Stamkos — Gustav Nyquist
Zachary L’Heureux — Fedor Svechkov — Jonathan Marchessault
Mark Jankowski — Tommy Novak — Luke Evangelista
Jeremy Lauzon — Ryan O’Reilly — Colton Sissons
Adam Wilsby — Kevin Gravel
Brady Skjei — Nick Blankenburg
Marc Del Gaizo — Luke Schenn
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Michael McCarron, Juuso Parssinen, Cole Smith
Injured: Alexandre Carrier (upper body), Roman Josi (lower body)
Status report
- Nashville recalled Gravel from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … O’Reilly and Lauzon will return to the lineup for the first time since being injured on Dec. 4 and Nov. 25 respectively. … Josi, a defenseman, is day to day after he was injured on Tuesday.
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Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Wyatt Johnston
Mason Marchment — Matt Duchene — Logan Stankoven
Jamie Benn — Sam Steel — Evgenii Dadonov
Oskar Back — Mavrik Bourque — Colin Blackwell
Miro Heiskanen — Ilya Lyubushkin
Nils Lundkvist — Esa Lindell
Thomas Harley — Lian Bichsel
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Brendan Smith
Injured: Mathew Dumba (upper body), Tyler Seguin (hip)
Status report
- Dallas held an optional morning skate. … Dumba, a defenseman, was injured on Dec. 8 and is undergoing additional testing to understand the extent of the injury, per Dallas coach Pete DeBoer. … Bichsel, selected No. 18 by the Stars in the 2022 NHL Draft, was recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League on Thursday and will make his NHL debut.
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