DALLAS -- Here are the projected lineups for Thursday night's game between the Vancouver Canucks and Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center:
CANUCKS
Daniel Sedin – Henrik Sedin – Alexandre Burrows
Chris Higgins – Ryan Kesler – Zack Kassian
David Booth – Jordan Schroeder – Mason Raymond
Dale Weise – Maxim Lapierre – Aaron Volpatti
Alexander Edler – Christopher Tanev
Keith Ballard – Jason Garrison
Scratches: Andrew Alberts, Cam Barker
Injuries: Jannik Hansen (suspension), Manny Malhotra (eye)
Notes: After falling at the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime, 4-3 on Tuesday, the Canucks headed to Dallas on a three-game losing streak with a road record of 3-1-2. Jannik Hansen is suspended for Thursday night's game for a blow to the head of the Blackhawks' Marian Hossa in Tuesday's loss at United Center. Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault has shuffled his defensive pairings for this game, dropping offseason addition Jason Garrison to the third pairing alongside Keith Ballard, a former Florida Panthers teammate.
STARS
Brenden Morrow – Jamie Benn – Jaromir Jagr
Reilly Smith – Derek Roy - Loui Eriksson
Antoine Roussel - Cody Eakin – Michael Ryder
Eric Nystrom – Vernon Fiddler – Ryan Garbutt
Brenden Dillon - Stephane Robidas
Scratches: Matt Fraser
Injuries: Trevor Daley (neck), Kari Lehtonen (groin), Ray Whitney (foot)
Notes: Thursday night's game marks the second in a three-game homestand for Dallas. The Stars fell 4-3 to the Calgary Flames on Sunday to begin their run of games at American Airlines Center. Rookie Cristopher Nilstorp gets his third career start against the Canucks. His prior start came on Jan. 26 vs. the St. Louis Blues in a 4-3 loss in Dallas. Rookies Antoine Roussel and Reilly Smith each have goals in Dallas' last two games. The Stars beat Vancouver 4-3 at Rogers Center last Friday, coming back from a 3-1 deficit early in the final period to finish a three-game swing through Western Canada on a high note.
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