DUCKS (8-3-1) at STARS (7-3-3)
8 p.m. ET; Victory+, Victory+, KCOP-13
Ducks projected lineup
Chris Kreider — Leo Carlsson — Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier — Mason McTavish — Beckett Sennecke
Nikita Nesterenko — Ryan Poehling — Alex Killorn
Ross Johnston — Jansen Harkins — Frank Vatrano
Jackson LaCombe — Drew Helleson
Olen Zellweger — Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov — Ian Moore
Lukas Dostal
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: Sam Colangelo
Injured: Ryan Strome (upper body), Radko Gudas (lower body), Mikael Granlund (lower body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson — Wyatt Johnston — Mikko Rantanen
Tyler Seguin — Sam Steel — Mavrik Bourque
Oskar Back — Justin Hryckowian — Colin Blackwell
Adam Erne — Nathan Bastian
Esa Lindell — Miro Heikkinen
Thomas Harley — Ilya Lyubushkin
Lian Bichsel — Alexander Petrovic
Kyle Capobianco
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Radek Faksa (illness)
Injured: Jamie Benn (collapsed lung), Matt Duchene (upper body), Roope Hintz (undisclosed), Nils Lundkvist (lower body)
Status report
Strome, a forward, was on the ice for the morning skate and continues to progress from an injury sustained in the preseason. He has yet to play in the regular season. … The Stars held an optional morning skate. … Faksa is a game-time decision after the forward missed a 4-3 shootout win against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. If he is unable to play, Dallas is expected to dress 11 forwards and 7 defensemen. … Hintz, a forward, skated and is also a game-time decision. He has missed the past five games. … Capobiano and Bastian are the likely scratches if Hintz and Faska can play. … Benn skated with the Stars for the first time since the collapsed lung sustained during preseason. The forward and Stars captain has yet to play this season.
