Stars at Canucks preview

STARS (13-10-3) at CANUCKS (11-14-3)
4 p.m. ET; SNP, FS-SW, NHL.TV

Bishop, who is 8-5-1 with a 2.33 goals-against average and .923 save percentage this season, has missed five games since not playing the third period against the New York Rangers on Nov. 19. Backup goalie Anton Khudobin was 2-2-1 with an .892 save percentage while Bishop was out.
Vancouver is 1-8-2 in its past 11 games. Canucks defenseman Erik Gudbranson (neck) and forward Antoine Roussel (shoulder), who played six seasons for Dallas, are each a game-time decision.

Players to watch

Stars forward Tyler Seguin has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his past seven games.

Canucks forward Brock Boeser scored twice in a 4-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, his second game after missing 11 with a groin injury.

They said it

"Just try to get up to 100 percent out there, try to play it as gamelike as possible, try to get your timing back on those rushes and reading the shots. Sometimes practice can get repetitive throughout the season, and when you are coming back, you almost have to flip the switch and take it a little more serious." -- Stars goalie Ben Bishop
"It's sad to leave a team when you have a lot of friends, but I turned the page. They know my tricks, so it will be a little harder. I won't be surprised if they give me the silent treatment." -- Canucks forward Antoine Roussel

Stars projected lineup

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

Canucks projected lineup

Brendan Leipsic -- Bo Horvat -- Jake Virtanen
Nikolay Goldobin -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Antoine Roussel -- Markus Granlund -- Loui Eriksson
Tyler Motte -- Adam Gaudette -- Sam Gagner
Alexander Edler -- Alex Biega
Ben Hutton -- Troy Stecher
Michael Del Zotto -- Chris Tanev
Anders Nilsson
Jacob Markstrom
Scratched: Derrick Pouliot, Tim Schaller
Injured: Erik Gudbranson (neck), Brandon Sutter (shoulder), Jay Beagle (arm), Sven Baertschi (concussion)

Status report

Nichushkin is a healthy scratch; he has no points in his past nine games. … Beagle, who broke his forearm blocking a shot Oct. 13, hopes to play Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild.

Stat pack

Radulov has eight points (two goals, six assists) in five games before none in the past two. ... Horvat has six points (one goal, five assists) in his past six games.