Stars at Oilers preview

STARS (12-10-2) at OILERS (10-11-2)
9 p.m. ET; SNW, FS-SW, NHL.TV

Hitchcock was hired by Edmonton on Nov. 20, replacing Todd McLellan. Hitchcock has a 1-1-1 record with the Oilers, coaching three games on a California road trip.
He coached the Stars for eight seasons, from 1995-2002 and in 2017-18, winning the Stanley Cup in 1999.
Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen will start for the fifth time in the past seven games.
Dallas is playing the second of a four-game road trip. They are 1-3-0 in their past four games and have scored two or fewer goals in five of their past seven games.
Anton Khudobin will start in goal for Dallas.

Players to watch

Stars forward Alexander Radulov has five assists during a three-game point streak and has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past seven games since returning from a lower-body injury.
Oilers forward Alex Chiasson has six points (four goals, two assists) in his past six games and will play on the top line with center Connor McDavid and forward Leon Draisaitl. Chiasson signed with Edmonton after being invited to camp on a professional tryout. He has 12 points (10 goals, two assists) in 17 games this season.

They said it

"He's a good coach, he demands a lot of out his players and his leaders and, hopefully, we can spoil his party tonight." -- Stars forward Jamie Benn on Oilers coach Ken Hitchcock
"I just feel fortunate that I got a chance to coach them. It's been a team that I followed since the WHA (World Hockey Association) days and coaching at home is important, but for me at this stage of my life, getting to coach this team, it's at times overwhelming to be honest with you." -- Oilers coach Ken Hitchcock

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:Julius Honka, Brett Ritchie, Gemel Smith
Injured: Martin Hanzal (back), Stephen Johns (undisclosed), John Klingberg (upper body), Connor Carrick (foot), Marc Methot (lower body), Ben Bishop (lower body)

Oilers projected lineup

Leon Draisaitl -- Connor McDavid -- Alex Chiasson
Drake Caggiula -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Milan Lucic -- Kyle Brodziak -- Zack Kassian
Jujhar Khaira -- Ryan Spooner -- Patrick Russell
Oscar Klefbom -- Adam Larsson
Darnell Nurse -- Kris Russell
Jason Garrison -- Matt Benning
Mikko Koskinen
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Kevin Gravel, Chris Wideman
Injured: Andrej Sekera (Achilles), Tobias Rieder (upper body)

Status report

Bishop will miss his third game with a lower-body injury sustained in a 6-2 win at the New York Rangers on Nov. 18. … Sekera skated with the Oilers Tuesday, but there is no definitive timeline for his return.

Stat pack

Seguin has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past five games. … McDavid is on a six-game point streak (three goals, seven assists). … Nugent-Hopkins is on a four-game point streak (two goals, two assists).