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