Panthers at Stars

PANTHERS (18-18-4) at STARS (23-11-6)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Bennett -- Colin White
Nick Cousins -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Givani Smith
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Matt Kiersted, Zac Dalpe
Injured: Anthony Duclair (Achilles tendon), Patric Hornqvist (concussion)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Fredrik Olofsson -- Ty Dellandrea -- Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mason Marchment
Radek Faksa -- Luke Glendening -- Joel Kiviranta
Miro Heiskanen -- Colin Miller
Ryan Suter -- Nils Lundkvist
Esa Lindell --
Jani Hakanpaa
Jake Oettinger
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Joel Hanley, Denis Gurianov
Injured: None
Status report
Gurianov participated in practice Saturday; the forward left the Stars on Dec. 21 due to a family matter and has missed seven games. ... Tkachuk did not practice Saturday but is expected to play, Panthers coach Paul Maurice said.