Stars (17-5-4) and Rangers (13-12-2)
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stars predicted lineup
Jamie Benn – Wyatt Johnston – Mikko Rantanen
Jason Robertson – Rupe Hintz – Tyler Seguin
Oscar Back – Justin Hrykovian – Maverick Bourque
Sam Steele – Radek Faksa – Colin Blackwell
Asa Lindell – Miro Heiskanen
Vladislav Kolyachenok–Ilya Libushkin
Kyle Capobianco – Alex Petrovic
casey desmith
Jake Ottinger
rash: nathan bastian
Injured: Matt Duchene (upper body), Adam Erne (lower body), Thomas Harley (lower body), Nils Lundqvist (lower body), Liane Bichsel (lower body)
Rangers projected lineup
Artemy Panarin – Mika Zibanejad – Alexis Lafreniere
JT Miller – Vincent Trocheck – Johnny Brodzinski
Will Quill – Noah Laba – Brett Berard
Connor Sherry – Sam Carrick – Taylor Raddish
Vladislav Gavrikov – Braden Schneider
Carson Sauci – Will Borgen
Matthew Robertson – Scott Morrow
Igor Shesterkin
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rash: Urho Vakanainen, Brennan Othman
Injured: Adam Fox (upper body), Jonathan Quick (lower body), Matt Rempe (upper body), Adam Edstrom (lower body)
status report
Oettinger was originally scheduled to start, but he came down with the stomach flu on Monday, so Stars coach Glenn Gulutzan said the decision was made to play DeSmith. Oettinger participated in the morning skate and will be the backup. … Bichsel, a defenseman, will need surgery and is out for 6-8 weeks, Gulutzan said. He suffered the injury in the second period of Sunday’s 6–1 win against the Ottawa Senators. Kolyachonok will replace Bichsel in the lineup. … Rangers coach Mike Sullivan said they are still deciding between Sherri or Othman, a forward, in the lineup to replace Edstrom, a forward who was injured in practice Monday and is day-to-day. Othman was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League. … Fox, a defenseman, will miss his first game after suffering an injury in the third period of Saturday’s 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Morrow will take his place in the lineup. Fox has been on long-term injured reserve, and the Rangers have not yet provided a timetable for his return. … Martin was recalled from Hartford on Sunday and will be Shesterkin’s backup; Quick, a goaltender, has been skating but is not ready to suit up for a game yet.
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