Stars at Canadiens preview

STARS (5-5-0) at CANADIENS (6-2-2)
7:30 p.m. ET; TSN2, RDS, FS-SW, NHL.TV

Spezza is in his fifth season with the Stars after playing his first 686 games during 11 seasons with the Ottawa Senators.
Dallas will look for its third win in four games following a three-game losing streak (0-3-0). The Stars started their six-game road trip with a 4-2 loss at the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. They are 0-3-0 on the road this season.
Goalie Carey Price will start for Montreal, which will try to win for the sixth time in eight games.

Players to watch

Stars defenseman John Klingberg has five points (one goal, four assists) during a three-game point streak.
Canadiens forward Max Domi has eight points (five goals, three points) during a six-game point streak.

They said it

"I feel like I've got a few good years left so we'll see where it takes me. But at this point I feel healthy, I feel good and fortunate to have come this long." -- Stars forward Jason Spezza on playing his 1,000th NHL game
"We don't like to lose two games in a row so I'm sure they're saying the same thing in their locker room and we're going to have to expect their best tonight." -- Canadiens forward Max Domi

Stars projected lineup

Justin Dowling -- Tyler Seguin -- Alexander Radulov
Jamie Benn -- Jason Spezza -- Mattias Janmark
Gemel Smith -- Radek Faksa -- Blake Comeau
Devin Shore -- Jason Dickinson -- Valeri Nichushkin
Esa Lindell -- John Klingberg
Marc Methot -- Miro Heiskanen
Julius Honka -- Roman Polak
Ben Bishop
Anton Khudobin
Scratched: Tyler Pitlick, Brett Ritchie
Injured: Connor Carrick (foot)

Canadiens projected lineup

Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Jonathan Drouin -- Max Domi -- Artturi Lehkonen
Paul Byron -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Joel Armia
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Matthew Peca -- Charles Hudon
Jordie Benn -- Jeff Petry
Mike Reilly -- Karl Alzner
Xavier Ouellet -- Victor Mete
Carey Price
Antti Niemi
Scratched:Nikita Scherbak, Andrew Shaw
Injured: Noah Juulsen (upper body), Shea Weber (knee), David Schlemko (knee), Tomas Plekanec (back)

Status report

Radulov will play after missing the past four games because of a lower-body injury. … Stars coach Jim Montgomery said Carrick needs a few more days to recover after he was struck on the foot by a shot Sunday. "There's nothing structurally wrong but it's just swelling and he can't put his skate on right now," Montgomery said. … Shaw is a healthy scratch for a second straight game.

Stat pack

Bishop is 2-1-0 with a 2.35 goals-against average and .913 save percentage in his past three starts. … Drouin has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his past seven games.