#### **STARS (25-19-2) at AVALANCHE (34-8-4)****Stars projected lineup**Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe PavelskiJamie Benn -- Tyler Seguin -- Denis GurianovTanner Kero -- Jacob Peterson -- Alexander RadulovMichael Raffl -- Luke Glendening -- Joel KivirantaEsa Lindell -- John KlingbergRyan Suter -- Miro HeiskanenThomas Harley -- Jani HakanpääJake OettingerBraden Holtby***Scratched:** Joel Hanley****Injured:** Radek Faksa (lower body), Andrej Sekera (lower body)***Avalanche projected lineup**Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko RantanenValeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre BurakovskyJ.T. Compher -- Alex Newhook -- Logan O'ConnorNicolas Aube-Kubel -- Tyson Jost -- Darren HelmDevon Toews -- Cale MakarJack Johnson -- Samuel GirardRyan Murray -- Erik JohnsonPavel FrancouzDarcy Kuemper***Scratched:** Bowen Byram, Kurtis MacDermid****Injured:** Jacob MacDonald (upper body), Stefan Matteau (lower body)***Status report**Klingberg is expected to return after missing a 4-0 loss to the Avalanche on Sunday with an upper-body injury. ... Faksa, a forward, and Sekera, a defenseman, each participated in the Stars' morning skate Tuesday, but neither is expected to play. ... Nichushkin is expected to play after being hit by a puck, going down in the corner and leaving the Avalanche's morning skate early.