Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Time, Broadcast, Lines, Injuries
By Summer LeBel
Tonight, the Dallas Stars return home from a disappointing road trip to take on the Minnesota Wild.
The Dallas Stars have had a rough last two games, only scoring one goal on their entire road trip.
After arriving back home, they even hosted a closed practice, something they rarely do.
They will obviously need to do better going forward, but the rest of the forwards will hopefully start helping out on the scoresheet at some point.
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Depth scoring issues for the Stars have been discussed at length both last season and this season, but it’s still frustratingly problematic for the team.
Going into tonight’s match-up, the lines are shuffled around again, though the top line is intact since they’re the only ones that are scoring with regularity. Gemel Smith will sit as a healthy scratch again while Valeri Nichushkin is also missing as he heals up from his injury.
On the defensive side, tonight will be the first time that Connor Carrick sits out. He’s had a great season since his trade, but he’s still expected to be rotating in and out this season and he’s the only one of the bottom three defensemen that hasn’t been healthy scratched yet.
The Stars and Wild don’t have the level of divisional rivalry that would be expected given their team histories, but games between them are usually great to watch. NBC even decided that tonight would be the one game that the Stars get for national broadcasting. That sounds bad at first, but don’t forget, it just means that we get Josh Bogorad and Daryl Reaugh for the other 81 games instead of dealing with national coverage.
Game Information
Minnesota Wild (2-2-2) at Dallas Stars (3-3-0)
7:00 PM CT – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
National TV: NBCSN
Home Radio: Sportsradio 1310 AM and 96.7 FM The Ticket
Away Radio: KFAN FM 100.3
Online Streaming: NHL.tv, Fubo.tv
Last Season vs. Minnesota: 2-2-0
Projected Dallas Stars Line-Up
Jamie Benn – Tyler Seguin – Alexander Radulov
Devin Shore – Jason Spezza – Tyler Pitlick
Mattias Janmark – Radek Faksa – Blake Comeau
Jason Dickinson – Roope Hintz – Brett Ritchie
Esa Lindell – John Klingberg
Marc Methot – Miro Heiskanen
Julius Honka – Roman Polak
Scratches: Connor Carrick, Valeri Nichushkin, Gemel Smith
Dallas Stars Injury Report
Martin Hanzal: Hanzal is still on IR, but he was on the ice a little bit during today’s morning skate.
Stephen Johns: Johns has been skating, but is still out indefinitely as he’s suffering from post-traumatic headaches.
Minnesota Wild Injury Report
Joel Eriksson Ek: Eriksson Ek was put on IR retroactively this week with no exact timetable for his return.
Marcus Foligno: Foligno is ill and may not play against the Stars tonight.
Matt Hendricks: Hendricks will be out for a few weeks after suffering a lower-body injury on Tuesday during a game.
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Tonight will only be the second test for the Stars in the Central, and they’ll need to be ready to bounce back from their road trip.