STARS (13-5-4) at OILERS (10-9-5)
9 p.m. ET (TVAS, SN, Victory+)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn — Wyatt Johnston — Sam Steel
Oskar Back — Justin Hryckowian — Mavrik Bourque
Colin Blackwell — Radek Faksa — Nathan Bastian
Esa Lindell — Miro Heiskanen
Kyle Capobianco — Vladislav Kolyachonok
Lian Bichsel — Alex Petrovic
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Nathan Bastian
Injured: Matt Duchene (upper body), Adam Erne (lower body), Thomas Harley (lower body), Nils Lundkvist (lower body), Ilya Lyubushkin (undisclosed)
Suspended: Mikko Rantanen
Oilers projected lineup
Matthew Savoie — Connor McDavid — Jack Roslovic
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Andrew Mangiapane
Trent Frederic — Adam Henrique — Zach Hyman
Connor Clattenburg — David Tomasec — Mattias Janmark
Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Alec Regula
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: None
Injured: Kasperi Kapanen (knee), Curtis Lazar (upper body), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (undisclosed), Noah Philp (undisclosed), Jake Walman (lower body)
Status report
Each team held optional morning skates … Rantanen, a forward, received a one-game suspension triggered by two game misconducts for boarding in three games, after being ejected for boarding New York Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov on Tuesday, and Calgary Flames forward Matt Coronato on Saturday. … Nugent-Hopkins, a forward, will not play tonight and is expected to return to the Oilers lineup Saturday in Seattle, along with Walman, a defenseman.