Stars at Flames preview

STARS (12-10-3) at FLAMES (14-9-1)
9 p.m. ET; SN1, FS-SW+, NHL.TV

Calgary is 4-1-0 in its past five games. The Flames have scored at least four goals and allowed two goals or fewer in four of their past five games.
Stars goalie Anton Khudobin could start for the second straight day. He made 30 saves in a 1-0 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Tuesday, their fourth loss in five games (1-3-1).

Players to watch

Forward Tyler Seguin has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past six games and leads the Stars with 23 points (seven goals, 16 assists).
Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past five games.

They said it

"That's going to be the focus for (Wednesday). We're going to play as a five-man unit out there and battle. We haven't had much success on back to backs lately, especially this season. I think we're going to do our best (Wednesday)." -- Stars defenseman Roman Polak
"We have to be aware. We know what kind of top-end players they have over there. When teams go through stretches they're not happy with they're going to be really desperate. It's going to be a good test tonight. This is a good team." -- Flames defenseman Mark Giordano

Stars projected lineup

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

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Elias Lindholm
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- Sam Bennett
Austin Czarnik -- Derek Ryan -- James Neal
Dillon Dube --
Mark Jankowksi
-- Garnet Hathaway
Mark Giordano -- TJ Brodie
Noah Hanifin -- Travis Hamonic
Oliver Kylington
-- Rasmus Andersson
David Rittich
Mike Smith
Scratched:Ryan Lomberg
Injured:Michael Frolik (lower body), Juuso Valimaki (lower body), Michael Stone (blood clot)

Status report

Dallas did not have a morning skate. … Valimaki is considered week to week.

Stat pack

Radulov has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past six games. …Tkachuk has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past four games.