PANTHERS (44-17-4) at STARS (40-17-9)
8 p.m. ET; BSFL, BSSW
Panthers projected lineup
Vladimir Tarasenko -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Kyle Okposo
Nick Cousins -- Kevin Stenlund -- Ryan Lomberg
Gustav Forsling -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Niko Mikkola -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Tobias Bjornfot, Jonah Gadjovich, Steven Lorentz
Injured: Evan Rodrigues (lower body), Aaron Ekblad (lower body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Mason Marchment -- Matt Duchene -- Sam Steel
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Logan Stankoven
Ty Dellandrea -- Radek Faksa -- Craig Smith
Thomas Harley -- Miro Heiskanen
Esa Lindell -- Chris Tanev
Ryan Suter -- Jani Hakanpaa
Jake Oettinger
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Nils Lundkvist
Injured: Evgenii Dadonov (lower-body fracture), Tyler Seguin (lower body)
Status report
Okposo will make his Panthers debut after being acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. … Ekblad, a defenseman, is expected to be out at least two weeks; he was injured during a 5-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Saturday. … Rodrigues, a forward, was injured while blocking a shot Saturday and was considered a game-time decision after practice Monday. He did not participate in the morning skate and will not be available Tuesday but could return Thursday at the Carolina Hurricanes. … Dallas held an optional morning skate; coach Pete DeBoer said there would be no changes to the forward lines or defense pairings from a 4-1 win at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
