Wins on the road have been tough to come by thus far but Lindy Ruff's Dallas Stars (9-9-6 overall, 3-6-4 in away games and winless in the last four) will try to reverse that trend on Thursday night as they take on Mike Sullivan's defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins (13-7-3). Game time at PPG Paints Arena (formerly Consol Energy Center) is 6:00 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Southwest Plus.
Dallas enters this game coming off a frustrating 3-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. Pittsburgh, which has slogged through a 4-5-1 stretch over its last 10 games and is playing the second half of back-to-back games, is coming off a 5-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Wednesday. Antti Niemi is expected to get the start in goal for the Stars, while Marc-Andre Fleury is expected to start for the Penguins.
Projected lineups are posted below:
STARS
Jamie Benn - Cody Eakin - Tyler Seguin Patrick Sharp - Jason Spezza - Patrick Eaves Antoine Roussel - Radek Faksa - Brett Ritchie Curtis McKenzie - Devin Shore - Lauri Korpikoski
Esa Lindell - John Klingberg Jordie Benn - Julius Honka Dan Hamhuis - Stephen Johns
Antti Niemi [Kari Lehtonen]
Projected healthy scratches : Jamie Oleksiak, Patrik Nemeth, Adam Cracknell.
PENGUINS
Conor Sheary - Sidney Crosby - Patric Hörnqvist Jake Guentzel - Evgeni Malkin - Bryan Rust Carl Hagelin - Nick Bonino - Phil Kessel Tom Kuhnhackl - Matt Cullen - Scott Wilson
Olli Maatta - Kris Letang Brian Dumoulin - Trevor Daley Ian Cole - Justin Schultz
Marc-Andre Fleury [Matt Murray]
Projected scratches: Steve Oleksy, Tom Sestito, Eric Fehr, Derrick Pouliot.