Oilers at Stars

OILERS (35-23-5) at STARS (34-24-3)

Oilers projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Connor McDavid -- Kailer Yamamoto
Zach Hyman -- Leon Draisaitl -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Warren Foegele -- Devin Shore -- Derek Ryan
Brad Malone -- Ryan McLeod -- Zack Kassian
Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci
Duncan Keith -- Evan Bouchard
Kris Russell -- Tyson Barrie
Mike Smith
Mikko Koskinen
Scratched: Josh Archibald, Derick Brassard, Brett Kulak
Injured: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (upper body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Jacob Peterson -- Tyler Seguin -- Denis Gurianov
Marián Studenič -- Jamie Benn -- Alexander Radulov
Michael Raffl -- Radek Faksa -- Luke Glendening
Esa Lindell -- John Klingberg
Ryan Suter -- Jani Hakanpaa
Joel Hanley -- Andrej Sekera
Jake Oettinger
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Joel Kiviranta, Vladislav Namestnikov, Thomas Harley
Injured: Miro Heiskanen, Braden Holtby (lower body)
Status report
The Oilers did not hold a morning skate Tuesday. ... Kulak, a defenseman, was acquired in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens and Brassard, a forward, was acquired in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers, each on Monday; neither will play. ... Nugent-Hopkins, a center, could return against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday; he has missed 11 games. ... The Oilers assigned forward Kyle Turris to Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on Monday. ... Pavelski did not participate in the Stars' morning skate Tuesday but is expected to play. ... Wedgewood was acquired in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. ... Namestnikov did not arrive for the morning skate because of inclement weather following his acquisition in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. The center is not expected to play. Sekera and Harley, a defenseman, each was recalled from Texas of the AHL on Tuesday.