Avalanche at Stars

AVALANCHE (33-8-4) at STARS (25-18-2)

Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
J.T. Compher -- Alex Newhook -- Logan O'Connor
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Tyson Jost -- Darren Helm
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Jack Johnson -- Samuel Girard
Ryan Murray -- Erik Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Bowen Byram, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Jacob MacDonald (upper body), Stefan Matteau (lower body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Jamie Benn -- Tyler Seguin -- Denis Gurianov
Joel Kiviranta -- Jacob Peterson -- Alexander Radulov
Michael Raffl -- Luke Glendening -- Tanner Kero
Esa Lindell -- Thomas Harley
Ryan Suter -- Miro Heiskanen
Joel Hanley -- Jani Hakanpaa
Braden Holtby
Jake Oettinger
Scratched: None
Injured: Radek Faksa (lower body), Andrej Sekera (lower body), John Klingberg (upper body)
Status report
MacKinnon will return to the lineup after missing four games with a facial fracture and concussion, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. ... Harley was recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League on Saturday and will replace Klingberg, a defenseman who sustained an injury in a 4-3 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. ... Faksa, a center, is expected to miss his second straight game.