Ducks at Stars projected lineups

DUCKS (8-3-1) at STARS (7-3-3)

8 p.m. ET; Victory+, Victory+, KCOP-13

Ducks projected lineup

Chris Kreider — Leo Carlsson — Troy Terry

Cutter Gauthier — Mason McTavish — Beckett Sennecke

Nikita Nesterenko — Ryan Poehling — Alex Killorn

Ross Johnston — Jansen Harkins — Frank Vatrano

Jackson LaCombe — Drew Helleson

Olen Zellweger — Jacob Trouba

Pavel Mintyukov — Ian Moore

Lukas Dostal

Petr Mrazek

Scratched: Sam Colangelo

Injured: Ryan Strome (upper body), Radko Gudas (lower body), Mikael Granlund (lower body)

Stars projected lineup

Jason Robertson — Wyatt Johnston — Mikko Rantanen

Tyler Seguin — Sam Steel — Mavrik Bourque

Oskar Back — Justin Hryckowian — Colin Blackwell

Adam Erne — Nathan Bastian

Esa Lindell — Miro Heikkinen

Thomas Harley — Ilya Lyubushkin

Lian Bichsel — Alexander Petrovic

Kyle Capobianco

Jake Oettinger

Casey DeSmith

Scratched: Radek Faksa (illness)

Injured: Jamie Benn (collapsed lung), Matt Duchene (upper body), Roope Hintz (undisclosed), Nils Lundkvist (lower body)

Status report

Strome, a forward, was on the ice for the morning skate and continues to progress from an injury sustained in the preseason. He has yet to play in the regular season. … The Stars held an optional morning skate. … Faksa is a game-time decision after the forward missed a 4-3 shootout win against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. If he is unable to play, Dallas is expected to dress 11 forwards and 7 defensemen. … Hintz, a forward, skated and is also a game-time decision. He has missed the past five games. … Capobiano and Bastian are the likely scratches if Hintz and Faska can play. … Benn skated with the Stars for the first time since the collapsed lung sustained during preseason. The forward and Stars captain has yet to play this season.