STARS (43-17-11) at ISLANDERS (40-27-5)
7 p.m. ET; Victory+, MSGSN
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson — Wyatt Johnston — Mavrik Bourque
Michael Bunting — Matt Duchene — Jamie Benn
Sam Steel — Justin Hryckowian — Colin Blackwell
Oskar Back — Arttu Hyry — Adam Erne
Esa Lindell — Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley — Nils Lundkvist
Lian Bichsel — Tyler Myers
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Nathan Bastian, Kyle Capobianco, Ilya Lyubushkin, Alexander Petrovic
Injured: Radek Faksa (lower body), Roope Hintz (lower body), Mikko Rantanen (lower body), Tyler Seguin (ACL)
Islanders projected lineup
Anders Lee — Bo Horvat — Emil Heineman
Calum Ritchie — Brayden Schenn — Mathew Barzal
Ondrej Palat — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Simon Holmstrom
Kyle MacLean — Casey Cizikas — Marc Gatcomb
Adam Pelech — Matthew Schaefer
Carson Soucy — Adam Boqvist
Isaiah George — Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
Scratched: Anthony Duclair
Injured: Ryan Pulock (lower body), Tony DeAngelo (lower body), Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee)
Status report
Pulock will be a game-time decision; the defenseman has missed the past two games but took part in the Islanders morning skate. … George, a defenseman, was recalled from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … DeAngelo, a defenseman, is still being evaluated after leaving in the first period of a 4-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. … Romanov wore a noncontact jersey during the morning skate; the defenseman has not played since Nov. 18.
