Stars at Maple Leafs preview

STARS (6-5-0) at MAPLE LEAFS (8-4-0)
7 p.m. ET; TSN4, FS-SW, NHL.TV

Radulov returned to his spot on the top line Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens after missing four games with a lower-body injury, but he's not expected to play against Toronto.
Goalie Anton Khudobin will start for the Stars, who are 3-1-0 in their past four games after a three-game losing streak.
The Maple Leafs will try for the first win this season without center Auston Matthews, who injured his left shoulder against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday and did not play in a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Monday. He is expected to be out at least four weeks.
Goalie Frederik Andersen will make his sixth straight start for the Maple Leafs, who are 2-3-0 in their past five games. The Maple Leafs defeated the Stars 7-4 on Oct. 9.
Toronto defenseman Ron Hainsey will play in his 1,000th NHL game.

Players to watch

Stars forward Devin Shore had three points (one goal, two assists) against the Canadiens on Tuesday. He has seven points (one goal, six assists) in his past five games.
Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri has scored one goal in each of his past three games.

They said it

"There's top-end talent, some of the best talent in the world, on both sides. When you have those types of forwards going at it, pucks are bound to end up in the net. I'm sure both teams are talking about how to defend the other team's high-potent offense and it will be about who executes that the best." -- Stars forward Devin Shore
"He's been a great addition to this team for the past year and change. He's a guy who's had a lot of experience in this league. Playing with him personally and just being around him as a teammate has been a lot of fun. He's a guy we can all look up to, the way he lives his life." -- Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly on Ron Hainsey

Stars projected lineup

Devin Shore -- Tyler Seguin -- Mattias Janmark
Jamie Benn -- Jason Spezza -- Valeri Nichushkin
Tyler Pitlick -- Radek Faksa -- Blake Comeau
Brett Ritchie -- Jason Dickinson -- Gemel Smith
Esa Lindell -- John Klingberg
Marc Methot -- Miro Heiskanen
Julius Honka -- Roman Polak
Anton Khudobin
Ben Bishop
Scratched: Justin Dowling
Injured: Alexander Radulov (lower body), Martin Hanzal (back), Stephen Johns (concussion), Connor Carrick (foot)

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Patrick Marleau -- Nazem Kadri -- Kasperi Kapanen
Zach Hyman -- John Tavares -- Mitchell Marner
Andreas Johnsson -- Par Lindholm -- Connor Brown
Tyler Ennis -- Frederik Gauthier -- Josh Leivo
Morgan Rielly -- Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner -- Nikita Zaitsev
Travis Dermott -- Justin Holl
Frederik Andersen
Garret Sparks
Scratched:Martin Marincin, Igor Ozhiganov
Injured: Auston Matthews (shoulder)

Status report

Dermott will return after missing the past three games because of illness. ... Holl will make his season debut after sitting out the first 12 games as a healthy scratch

Stat pack

Klingberg has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past four games. … Marner has five assists during a four-game point streak.