Canucks at Stars

CANUCKS (23-31-5) at STARS (31-16-12)

Canucks projected lineup
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Elias Pettersson -- Anthony Beauvillier
Conor Garland -- Sheldon Dries -- Brock Boeser
Vasily Podkolzin -- Aatu Raty -- Vitali Kravtsov
Dakota Joshua -- Nils Aman -- Jack Studnicka
Quinn Hughes -- Tyler Myers
Christian Wolanin -- Kyle Burroughs
Guillaume Brisebois -- Noah Juulsen
Collin Delia
Thatcher Demko
Scratched:Luke Schenn
Injured: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ankle), Curtis Lazar (lower body), Travis Dermott (undisclosed), Ilya Mikheyev (torn ACL), Tanner Pearson (hand), Tucker Poolman (undisclosed), Ethan Bear (upper body), J.T. Miller (lower body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Ty Dellandrea
Mason Marchment -- Tyler Seguin -- Evgenii Dadonov
Fredrik Olofsson -- Radek Faksa -- Fredrik Karlstrom
Miro Heiskanen -- Colin Miller
Esa Lindell --
Jani Hakanpaa
Ryan Suter -- Nils Lundkvist
Jake Oettinger
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched:Joel Hanley
Injured:Joel Kiviranta (lower body), Luke Glendening (upper body)
Status report
Demko was activated from injured reserve and could play for the first time since Dec. 1 because of a groin injury. … The Canucks sent goalie
Arturs Silovs
to Abbotsford of the American Hockey League. ... Miller is considered week to week and the forward did not travel to Dallas. ... Schenn, a defenseman, will be scratched for the fourth straight game due to trade-related reasons. ... Kravtsov is expected to make his Canucks debut after being acquired in a trade with the New York Rangers on Saturday. ... Juulsen was recalled from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Sunday. ... Bear was placed on injured reserve after the defenseman was injured during a loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday. ... The Stars recalled Olofsson and Karlstrom from Texas of the AHL on Monday. ... Dadonov is expected to make his Stars debut after being acquired in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday.