Stars at Sharks

STARS (13-9-2) at SHARKS (14-12-1)

Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Joe Pavelski -- Joel Kiviranta
Jacob Peterson -- Jamie Benn -- Alexander Radulov
Tanner Kero -- Tyler Seguin -- Denis Gurianov
Michael Raffl -- Radek Faksa -- Luke Glendening
Ryan Suter -- John Klingberg
Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen
Andrej Sekera -- Jani Hakanpaa
Braden Holtby
Jake Oettinger
Scratched: Anton Khudobin, Joel Hanley
Injured: Roope Hintz (illness)
Sharks projected lineup
Jonathan Dahlen -- Logan Couture -- Noah Gregor
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Timo Meier
Matt Nieto -- Nick Bonino -- Andrew Cogliano
Jonah Gadjovich -- Jasper Weatherby -- Kevin Labanc
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Jake Middleton -- Erik Karlsson
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Radim Simek
James Reimer
Adin Hill
Scratched: Nicolas Meloche, Lane Pederson, Alexei Melnichuk
Injured: Nikolai Knyzhov (upper body), Rudolfs Balcers (lower body)
Status report
Hintz, a forward, will be a game-time decision. ...
Ben Bishop
will not play again in the NHL, general manager Jim Nill said Saturday. The 35-year-old goalie was placed on long-term injured reserve Oct. 11. He had surgery Oct. 21, 2020 to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and did not play last season. ... Reimer gets his first start since a 5-2 win at the New Jersey Devils on Nov. 30. ... Simek will play after being scratched for two games. He'll replace Meloche, a defenseman.