Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers: Game Info, Broadcast, Lines, Injuries
By Summer LeBel
The Dallas Stars finally had two days off in a row, but now it’s time to get back to business in a game against their former coach.
After stepping down as the Dallas Stars head coach, Ken Hitchcock took an advisory role, but now he’s back behind the bench, this time with the Oilers.
Since taking over for the Oilers, he’s been a mediocre 1-1-1, as middle-of-the-road as you can get.
Hitchcock won’t be the only familiar face tonight, as the Oilers have both Alex Chiasson and Kris Russell on their roster.
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The Stars are still facing a mountain of injuries, but both Ben Bishop and Martin Hanzal were out skating with the team today. That’s good news, especially where Bishop is concerned.
Bishop is going to have to skate a bit before he can be ready to come back in, and it sounds like there’s a chance he’s ready to go by Saturday’s game in Vancouver.
It would’ve been great to have him back in time for this back-to-back, but if Anton Khudobin and Landon Bow can get the team through it with 2 or 3 points, the Stars are in good shape when Bishop gets back.
Game Information
Dallas Stars (12-10-2) at Edmonton Oilers (10-11-2)
8:00 PM CT – Rogers Place – Edmonton, AB
Away TV: FOX Sports Southwest (Josh Bogorad and Daryl Reaugh)
Home TV: Sportsnet West (Kevin Quinn and Louis DeBrusk)
Away Radio: Sportsradio 1310 AM and 96.7 FM The Ticket (Josh Bogorad and Daryl Reaugh)
Home Radio: 630 CHED (Jack Michaels and Bob Stauffer)
Online Streaming: NHL.tv, Fubo.tv
Last Season vs. Edmonton: 2-1-0
Dallas Stars Projected Line-Up
Jamie Benn – Tyler Seguin – Alexander Radulov
Roope Hintz – Jason Spezza – Devin Shore
Valeri Nichushkin – Radek Faksa – Tyler Pitlick
Mattias Janmark – Jason Dickinson – Blake Comeau
Esa Lindell – Miro Heiskanen
Gavin Bayreuther – Roman Polak
Joel Hanley – Taylor Fedun
Dallas Stars Injury Report
Ben Bishop: Bishop is skating with the team and might be back this weekend.
Connor Carrick: Carrick is reportedly at least four weeks away still.
Martin Hanzal: Nill said yesterday that Hanzal may be back in early-to-mid-December. He’s with the team on the road trip and skating as part of an extra line.
Stephen Johns: Johns still has no real update, just that he’s still working towards getting better.
John Klingberg: Like Carrick, Klingberg is about four weeks away or so.
Marc Methot: Methot has no update particularly, just that he’s still a bit away from returning.
Edmonton Oilers Injury Report
Tobias Rieder: Rieder is on IR after getting injured a few weeks ago, and he’ll still be out for a few more weeks.
Andrej Sekera: Sekera had surgery on his Achilles before the season started, and he’ll be back sometime after the new year.
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Tonight is a great chance for the Stars to bounce back from a rough loss to the Avs.