STARS (27-10-9) at DUCKS (21-21-3)

10 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, tru TV, TNT, SNP, SNW

Stars projected lineup

Sam Steel — Wyatt Johnston — Mikko Rantanen

Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Mavrik Bourque

Justin Hryckowian — Matt Duchene — Jamie Benn

Oskar Back — Radek Faksa — Colin Blackwell

Esa Lindell — Miro Heiskanen

Thomas Harley — Alexander Petrovic

Kyle Capobianco — Nils Lundkvist

Casey DeSmith

Jake Oettinger

Scratched: Nathan Bastian, Adam Erne, Ilya Lyubushkin

Injured: Tyler Seguin (ACL), Lian Bichsel (lower body)

Ducks projected lineup

Cutter Gauthier — Mason McTavish — Mikael Granlund

Alex Killorn — Leo Carlsson — Beckett Sennecke

Chris Kreider — Ryan Poehling — Ryan Strome

Ross Johnston — Jansen Harkins — Troy Terry

Jackson LaCombe — Jacob Trouba

Olen Zellweger — Radko Gudas

Pavel Mintyukov — Ian Moore

Lukas Dostal

Ville Husso

Scratched: Drew Helleson, Nikita Nesterenko, Tim Washe

Injured: Frank Vatrano (fractured shoulder), Petr Mrazek (lower body)

Status report

The Stars did not hold a morning skate following a 3-1 win at the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. … Blackwell will enter the lineup for Bastian, a forward, after being a healthy scratch against the Kings. … Benn returned against Los Angeles after missing three games with a facial injury. … Terry will be a game-time decision after participating in the Ducks’ morning skate Tuesday; he missed two games with an upper-body injury. … Carlsson left practice early Monday for undisclosed reasons, but also participated in the morning skate. … Trouba returned to practice Monday after missing a 5-3 loss at the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday for the birth of his second child.