Avalanche at Stars

AVALANCHE (34-20-5) at STARS (33-16-13)

Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Alex Newhook -- Evan Rodrigues -- J.T. Compher
Andrew Cogliano -- Lars Eller -- Logan O'Connor
Denis Malgin -- Ben Meyers -- Matt Nieto
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Bowen Byram -- Samuel Girard
Jack Johnson --
Brad Hunt
Alexandar Georgiev
Keith Kinkaid
Scratched: None
Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Darren Helm (lower body), Erik Johnson (lower body), Pavel Francouz (lower body), Kurtis MacDermid (head), Josh Manson (lower body), Valeri Nichushkin (illness)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Evgenii Dadonov
Max Domi -- Tyler Seguin -- Mason Marchment
Radek Faksa -- Ty Dellandrea
Miro Heiskanen -- Colin Miller
Esa Lindell --
Jani Hakanpaa
Ryan Suter -- Nils Lundkvist
Joel Hanley
Jake Oettinger
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: None
Injured: Joel Kiviranta (lower body), Luke Glendening (upper body)
Status report
Makar practiced Friday and is expected to return after missing five games to the lineup after missing the past five games with a head injury. ... Manson, a defenseman, is expected to "miss some time," according to Avalanche coach Jared Bednar, after a setback in his recovery, and there is no timetable for his return. ... Nichushkin, a forward, did not practice Friday and is questionable. ... Meyers, Hunt and Kinkaid each was recalled from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Friday. ... Domi is expected to make his Stars debut after being acquired in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. ... The Stars did not practice Friday. ... Forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson and goalie Matt Murray each was assigned to Texas of the AHL on Thursday.