AVALANCHE (13-10-0) at STARS (13-8-0)
9 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, SNP, SNO, SNE
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Valeri Nichushkin
Valeri Nichushkin -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Mikko Rantanen
Joel Kiviranta -- Ivan Ivan -- Logan O’Connor
Chase Bradley -- Parker Kelly -- Chris Wagner
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Calvin de Haan -- Sam Malinski
Alexandar Georgiev
Justus Annunen
Scratched: John Ludvig
Injured: Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Ross Colton (broken foot), Oliver Kylington (undisclosed), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head), Miles Wood (upper body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Wyatt Johnston
Mason Marchment -- Matt Duchene -- Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn -- Mavrik Bourque -- Evgenii Dadonov
Oskar Back -- Sam Steel -- Colin Blackwell
Miro Heiskanen -- Esa Lindell
Thomas Harley -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Nils Lundkvist -- Alexander Petrovic
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Brendan Smith, Mathew Dumba
Injured: Logan Stankoven (undisclosed)
Status report
Wood, a forward, and Kylington, a defenseman, are being evaluated for injuries and did not make the trip, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. ... Wagner was recalled from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … Stankoven, a forward, will not play after being injured during a 6-2 loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. ... Hintz will return after missing the game Wednesday with an undisclosed injury. ... Petrovic was recalled from Texas of the AHL on Friday.
