Avalanche at Stars

AVALANCHE (10-5-1) at STARS (8-7-2)

Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Mikko Rantanen -- Logan O'Connor
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Tyson Jost -- Alex Newhook -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Darren Helm -- Jayson Megna -- Kiefer Sherwood
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Jack Johnson -- Samuel Girard
Ryan Murray -- Erik Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Bowen Byram (concussion), J.T. Compher (upper body), Pavel Francouz (ankle), Martin Kaut (upper body), Nathan MacKinnon (lower body), Stefan Matteau (lower body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Michael Raffl -- Jamie Benn -- Denis Gurianov
Joel Kiviranta -- Tyler Seguin -- Luke Glendening
Jacob Peterson -- Radek Faksa -- Alexander Radulov
Ryan Suter -- John Klingberg
Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen
Andrej Sekera -- Jani Hakanpaa
Jake Oettinger
Braden Holtby
Scratched: Joel Hanley, Anton Khudobin, Tanner Kero
Injured: None
Status report
Byram, a defenseman, will not play Friday but could return against the Nashville Predators on Saturday. … MacKinnon, a center, and Francouz, a goalie, each is expected to be available sometime during a five-game road trip that begins at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. … Seguin did not take part in an optional morning skate Friday but is expected to play. … With Holtby healthy after missing five games with a lower-body injury, Khudobin, a goalie, is expected to be a healthy scratch.