KRAKEN (27-20-9) at STARS (34-14-9)
8 p.m. ET; FOX4, KHN/Prime, Victory+, KING 5, KONG
Kraken projected lineup
Jared McCann — Matty Beniers — Jordan Eberle
Ryan Winterton — Chandler Stephenson — Eeli Tolvanen
Jaden Schwartz — Shane Wright — Kaapo Kakko
Tye Kartye — Frederick Gaudreau — Jacob Melanson
Vince Dunn — Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak — Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans — Ryan Lindgren
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Josh Mahura, Cale Fleury, Oscar Fisker Molgaard
Injured: Berkly Catton (upper body), Matt Murray (lower body), Ben Meyers (lower
body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson — Wyatt Johnston — Mavrik Bourque
Sam Steel — Matt Duchene — Jamie Benn
Adam Erne — Justin Hryckowian — Colin Blackwell
Oskar Back — Arttu Hyry — Nathan Bastian
Esa Lindell — Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley — Nils Lundkvist
Ilya Lyubushkin — Lian Bichsel
Casey DeSmith
Jake Oettinger
Scratched: Kyle Capobianco, Alexander Petrovic
Injured: Radek Faksa (upper body), Roope Hintz (illness), Mikko Rantanen (lower body), Tyler Seguin (ACL)
Status report
The Kraken held an optional morning skate. … Meyers, a forward who has missed seven games, and Catton, a forward who has missed three, each will be a game-time decision. … Rantanen will miss at least two weeks after being injured playing for Team Finland in the Olympics; the forward was placed on injured reserve Monday, retroactive to Friday. … Hyry was recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League on Wednesday with Faksa not ready to return after being injured playing for Team Czechia at the Olympics; the forward was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, retroactive to Feb. 17. … Hintz, a forward, will not play. … Bichsel will return after missing 31 games because of a lower-body injury.
