Dallas Stars vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Info, Broadcast, Lines, Injuries
By Summer LeBel
The Dallas Stars are back home tonight after a six-game road trip, and first up is a former divisional rival.
The Sharks are in town tonight as the first of a four-game home stand for the Dallas Stars.
Injuries are still the theme of the Stars roster right now, with none of the injured players coming back tonight.
There will be one new face on the ice, though. Denis Gurianov was called up from the AHL, and he’ll play his first NHL game of the season tonight.
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Gurianov has only played in one other NHL game since the Stars drafted him 12th overall in 2015. That was at the end of the 2016-17 season, and he ended the game without much to show for it.
With Gurianov coming up, it means Justin Dowling is going back down to the Texas Stars. Dowling had some good moments during his time up with the Stars, but he also had a few healthy scratches as his play varied. The decision to swap Dowling for Gurianov makes sense for the roster right now.
Gurianov may not be the solution the Stars need here, but there’s a good chance he at least helps. It’d be even more helpful is everyone could get healthy and Tyler Seguin could find the net again, but one thing at a time.
Anton Khudobin is going to get another start tonight. He’s been playing really well lately, but Ben Bishop has as well. It’s comforting to see the Stars having a solid goaltending duo after some frustrations on that front in recent years.
Game Information
San Jose Sharks (8-4-3) at Dallas Stars (8-6-1)
7:30 PM CT – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
Home TV: FOX Sports Southwest (Josh Bogorad and Daryl Reaugh)
Away TV: NBC Sports California (Randy Hahn)
Home Radio: Sportsradio 1310 AM and 96.7 FM The Ticket (Josh Bogorad and Daryl Reaugh)
Away Radio: 98.5 KFOX (Dan Rusanowsky)
Online Streaming: NHL.tv, Fubo.tv
Last Season vs. San Jose: 2-1-0
Dallas Stars Projected Line-Up
Devin Shore – Tyler Seguin – Valeri Nichushkin
Jamie Benn – Jason Spezza – Denis Gurianov
Blake Comeau – Radek Faksa – Tyler Pitlick
Mattias Janmark – Jason Dickinson – Gemel Smith
Esa Lindell – John Klingberg
Miro Heiskanen – Roman Polak
Dillon Heatherington – Julius Honka
Dallas Stars Injury Report
Connor Carrick: Carrick is still on IR and recovering from his foot injury.
Martin Hanzal: There’s no update on Hanzal’s status yet, but he’s got at least a few more weeks.
Stephen Johns: Johns is still missing, with no word on an updated timeline since he didn’t play on the road trip.
Marc Methot: Methot is out again tonight.
Alexander Radulov: Radulov is still missing with his injury.
Brett Ritchie: Ritchie had an upper-body injury, then an illness which is related to the upper-body injury, and he’ll still be out tonight.
San Jose Sharks Injury Report
Tomas Hertl: Hertl missed the game against the Wild on Tuesday, but he won’t be in tonight. He was on the ice for morning skate, but wasn’t skating with the lines.
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Tonight is the perfect chance for the Stars to get back on track after a rough end to the road trip.