The Dallas Stars have one last home game before they head out on the road, where they’ll play seven of their next eight games.
Tonight’s game will be another rematch this week for the Dallas Stars as they take on the Bruins after losing to them last week.
The Stars are going into tonight’s game missing John Klingberg, Connor Carrick, Stephen Johns, and Marc Methot.
That’s been a huge factor for the Stars lately, but at least the Bruins are in the same boat, with a defensive line-up filled with injuries.
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For the Bruins, they’re most notably missing captain Zdeno Chara, but they also have Brandon Carlo, Charlie McAvoy, Kevan Miller, and Urho Vaakanainen out on injured reserve.
It’s going to be a battle of the injured defenses, so tonight’s game could get high scoring, depending on how the goaltenders are playing. Ben Bishop will get the start for the Stars, and he’s been splitting his net much more evenly with Anton Khudobin lately.
That’s not to say that Bishop’s not been good and he’s losing his starting job, but more to say that Khudobin has come in and been exceptional. They’ve both made mistakes, as is absolutely expected, but they’ve definitely each saved some wins for the Stars.
This upcoming road trip has a pair of back-to-back games, as does the following road trip a week later, and both Bishop and Khudobin will certainly get their chance to show off their skills.
Game Information
Boston Bruins (10-6-2) at Dallas Stars (9-7-2)
7:00 PM CT – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
Home TV: FOX Sports Southwest (Josh Bogorad and Daryl Reaugh)
Away TV: New England Sports Network (Jack Edward and Andy Brickley)
Home Radio: Sportsradio 1310 AM and 96.7 FM The Ticket (Josh Bogorad and Daryl Reaugh)
Away Radio: FM 98.5 The Sports Hub (Judd Sirott and Bob Beers)
Online Streaming: NHL.tv, Fubo.tv
Last Season vs. Boston: 1-1-0
This Season vs. Boston: 0-0-1
Dallas Stars Projected Line-Up
Jamie Benn – Tyler Seguin – Alexander Radulov
Mattias Janmark – Jason Spezza – Brett Ritchie
Blake Comeau – Radek Faksa – Tyler Pitlick
Gemel Smith – Jason Dickinson – Valeri Nichushkin
Esa Lindell – Julius Honka
Miro Heiskanen – Roman Polak
Gavin Bayreuther – Joel Hanley
Dallas Stars Injury Report
Connor Carrick: Carrick is on IR for another three weeks or so, according to the latest update.
Martin Hanzal: Hanzal is on IR for a few more weeks, and will hopefully return in December.
Stephen Johns: Johns is still out indefinitely, with no real change.
John Klingberg: Klingberg’s stint on IR just got a few weeks longer with the newest prediction from the team, which adds an extra week or two.
Marc Methot: Methot will be missing again tonight, but should hopefully be skating again soon.
Devin Shore: Shore went down in the game against Columbus, and he’ll be another week or so.
Boston Bruins Injury Report
Brandon Carlo: Carlo has an upper-body injury that he got earlier this week, and is on IR for now.
Zdeno Chara: Chara injured his leg this week and the team announced he’ll be out for a bit, but no exact estimate.
Charlie McAvoy: McAvoy missed the last game against the Stars and he’s still out with an concussion.
Kevan Miller: Miller also missed last game and is on IR.
Urho Vaakanainen: Like Miller, Vaakanainen also has a concussion and is out until further notice.
The Stars took the Bruins to overtime last week, but they’ll try to get a win tonight, even if it has to go past regulation again.