The Dallas Stars take on the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
STARS (50-24-6) at RED WINGS (37-35-7)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNDETX, Victory+, NHLN
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Mikko Rantanen
Evgenii Dadonov — Matt Duchene — Mikael Granlund
Jamie Benn — Wyatt Johnston — Mavrik Bourque
Oscar Back — Sam Steel – Colin Blackwell
Matt Dumba — Ilya Lyubushkin
Brendan Smith — Cody Ceci
Lian Bichsel — Alexander Petrovic
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mason Marchment, Esa Lindell, Thomas Harley
Injured: Miro Heiskanen (knee), Nils Lundkvist (shoulder), Tyler Seguin (hip)
Status report:
Marchment, a forward, and defensemen Lindell and Harley are expected to be rested for the second straight game.
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Red Wings projected lineup
Jonatan Berggren — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Patrick Kane — Marco Kasper — Alex DeBrincat
Vladimir Tarasenko — J.T. Compher – Michael Rasmussen
Austin Watson — Tyler Motte — Craig Smith
Ben Chiarot — Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson — Jeff Petry
Justin Holl — Albert Johansson
Cam Talbot
Alex Lyon
Scratched: William Lagesson
Injured: Andrew Copp (upper body), Erik Gustafsson (undisclosed), Petr Mrazek (upper body), Elmer Soderblom (undisclosed)
Status report:
The Red Wings held an optional morning skate.
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