#### **STARS (25-11-6) at RANGERS (23-12-7)****Stars projected lineup**Jason Robertson -- Tyler Seguin -- Joe PavelskiJamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mason MarchmentDenis Gurianov -- Radek Faksa -- Ty DellandreaFredrik Olofsson -- Luke Glendening -- Joel KivirantaMiro Heiskanen -- Colin MillerEsa Lindell -- Jani HakanpaaRyan Suter -- Nils LundkvistJake OettingerScott Wedgewood***Scratched:**Joel Hanley****Injured:**Roope Hintz (upper body), Nicholas Caamano (back)***Rangers projected lineup**Alexis Lafreniere -- Mika Zibanejad -- Kaapo KakkoArtemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Vitali KravtsovBarclay Goodrow -- Filip Chytil -- Jimmy VeseySammy Blais -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Julien GauthierRyan Lindgren -- Adam FoxK'Andre Miller -- Jacob TroubaBen Harpur -- Braden SchneiderIgor ShesterkinJaroslav Halak***Scratched:**Jake Leschyshyn, Libor Hajek****Injured:**Chris Kreider (upper body)***Status report**The Stars will go with the same lineup they used in a 2-1 shootout win at the New York Islanders on Tuesday. … Kreider, a forward with 19 goals, will miss his first game of the season after sustaining an upper-body injury during the Rangers' 4-3 shootout win against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. … Blais is likely to replace Kreider in the lineup. He was a healthy scratch against the Wild. … Lafreniere is expected to take Kreider's spot on the first line with Zibanejad and Kakko, and in the netfront position on New York's first power-play unit. … Leschyshyn, a forward, was acquired by New York off waivers from the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. He skated at Madison Square Garden on Thursday morning but he is not expected to play.
