Tonight, the longest road trip of the season continues as the Dallas Stars face off against the reigning Stanley Cup champions.
The Dallas Stars have won their last two road games, finally turning things around from a rough start away from home.
The Capitals are without Tom Wilson tonight, as he’s serving his 20-game suspension. Last week, Bettman upheld the suspension, but the Capitals are appealing again to a neutral arbitrator.
On the Stars roster, Dillon Heatherington will draw into the line-up tonight after getting the call-up from the AHL yesterday while Connor Carrick‘s on injured reserve. This means the defensive pairings are jumbled up from what they were on Thursday.
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Heatherington is coming in to replace the injured Marc Methot, who is day-to-day. The defensemen injuries are piling up for the Stars, and it’s getting concerning. Hopefully, Carrick and Methot can be back in the line-up soon.
Alexander Radulov is back in Dallas, so he’ll miss the rest of the road trip while he recovers from his injury. His offense is definitely missed, but the Stars did okay in Toronto without him, and hopefully they’ll be okay for the rest of the road trip.
The forward lines will basically stay the same for tonight. Brett Ritchie had a rough night on Thursday, so it wouldn’t have been surprising to see him healthy scratched to let Justin Dowling come back in. Instead, he’ll get a chance to redeem himself tonight, and hopefully stay out of the box while providing some offense.
Game Information
Dallas Stars (7-5-0) at Washington Capitals (5-4-2)
6:00 PM CT – Capital One Arena – Washington, D.C.
Away TV: FOX Sports Southwest (Josh Bogorad and Daryl Reaugh)
Home TV: NBC Sports Washington (Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin)
Away Radio: Sportsradio 1310 AM and 96.7 FM The Ticket (Josh Bogorad and Daryl Reaugh)
Home Radio: Federal News Radio and Caps Radio 24/7 (John Walton and Ken Sabourin)
Online Streaming: NHL.tv, Fubo.tv
Last Season vs. Washington: 0-1-1
Dallas Stars Projected Line-Up
Devin Shore – Tyler Seguin – Mattias Janmark
Jamie Benn – Jason Spezza – Valeri Nichushkin
Blake Comeau – Radek Faksa – Tyler Pitlick
Gemel Smith – Jason Dickinson – Brett Ritchie
Esa Lindell – John Klingberg
Miro Heiskanen – Roman Polak
Dillon Heatherington – Julius Honka
Dallas Stars Injury Report
Connor Carrick: Carrick is still injured from the game against the Red Wings, and he’s on IR for now.
Martin Hanzal: Hanzal continues to be on IR for a while longer.
Stephen Johns: Johns is still dealing with post-traumatic headaches, but he’s with the team and has reportedly been feeling better.
Marc Methot: Methot is day-to-day and won’t play tonight.
Alexander Radulov: Radulov flew back to Dallas, and he’s hoping to return after the road trip.
Washington Capitals Injury Report
Travis Boyd: Boyd has been on injured reserve all season, but he’s close to returning.
Brooks Orpik: Orpik has a lower-body injury and will miss a second game tonight.
The Stars didn’t manage to get a win over the Capitals last season, but they’re looking more fragile this year, and the Stars have a good shot at keeping their winning streak going.