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STARS (18-8-6) at BLUE JACKETS (10-18-2)

Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Joel Kiviranta -- Ty Dellandrea -- Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mason Marchment
Riley Tufte -- Radek Faksa -- Luke Glendening
Miro Heiskanen -- Nils Lundkvist
Ryan Suter -- Colin Miller
Esa Lindell -- Jani Hakanpaa
Jake Oettinger
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched:Joel Hanley, Denis Gurianov
Injured:None
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Kent Johnson -- Patrik Laine
Gustav Nyquist -- Jack Roslovic -- Yegor Chinakhov
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Kirill Marchenko
Carson Meyer -- Liam Foudy -- Mathieu Olivier
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Marcus Bjork
Tim Berni -- Erik Gudbranson
Jake Christiansen -- Andrew Peeke
Daniil Tarasov
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched:Gavin Bayreuther, Josh Dunne
Injured:Adam Boqvist (foot), Justin Danforth (shoulder), Zach Werenski (shoulder), Jake Bean (shoulder), Jakub Voracek (concussion), Nick Blankenburg (ankle), Joonas Korpisalo (lower body), Boone Jenner (fractured thumb), Cole Sillinger (upper body)
Status report
Tufte will make his season debut. The 25th pick in the 2016 NHL Draft by the Stars was recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League on Dec. 12. He has played 10 NHL games. ... Gurianov, a forward, may be scratched. … Jenner will be out approximately four weeks, the Blue Jackets announced Monday. … Sillinger is day to day. … Dunne was recalled from Cleveland of the AHL on Monday and may be the fourth-line center. … Tarasov makes his third straight start.