Injury
Faksa (lower-body) is day-to-day but has been placed on IR.
Faksa will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury but has been moved to IR to make room for Stephen Johns (head) to be activated.
Source: Mike Heika 01/18/20, 1:34 pm EST
Johns (head) will make his season debut on Saturday.
Johns missed the first 47 games of the season with post-traumatic headaches but has been activated from IR and will replace Miro Heiskanen, who is in concussion protocol. Johns had 15 points (8G / 7A) while averaging 2.7 hits and 2.1 blocked shots per game in 75 games last year.
Source: Mike Heika 01/18/20, 1:31 pm EST
Heiskanen is in concussion protocol and is out indefinitely.
Heiskanen was forced to leave Thursday's game vs. the Sabres with an "upper-body injury" that he suffered when he was kneed in the head. Heiskanen is in concussion protocol, so he'll be replaced by Stephen Johns on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Khudobin will start Saturday in Minnesota.
Khudobin stopped 24 of 26 in the Stars loss in San Jose last Saturday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Khudobin, who has gone 7-5-1 with a 2.36 GAA and .930 SV% on the road this year. Tonight he'll face the team that originally drafted him, who have lost four of their last six home games while scoring just 2.17 goals per game.
Janmark (illness) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Janmark is feeling sick and will be a gamete decision against the Sabres. Corey Perry served his five-game suspension and will return to the lineup on Thursday and could be the one to replace Janmark if he can't go.
Injury
Faksa (upper-body) remains day-to-day and will not play on Thursday.
Faksa will miss his second straight game on Thursday and is officially listed as day-to-day. With Faksa out, Justin Dowling will remain in the lineup vs. the Sabres.
Goalie Start
Bishop will start Thursday vs. the Sabres.
Line Change
Fedun will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Fedun has been in the lineup for four straight games but will head back to the press box with John Klingberg returning from a lower-body injury on Tuesday.
Source: Mike Heika 01/14/20, 2:37 pm EST
Line Change
Dowling will be back in the Stars lineup on Tuesday.
Dowling has been a healthy scratch for the last seven games but will play Tuesday because Radek Faksa is out with an upper-body injury. Dowling has registered three goals and three assists (six points) in 24 games this season.
Source: Mike Heika 01/14/20, 2:37 pm EST
Klingberg (lower-body) will be back in the Stars lineup on Tuesday.
Klingberg has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but will replace Taylor Fedun in Colorado. Klingberg has scored two goals with 16 assists (18 points) in 34 games this season.
Source: Mike Heika 01/14/20, 2:28 pm EST
Injury
Faksa (upper-body) will not play on Tuesday.
Faksa suffered an upper-body injury in a collision with Alexander Radulov in Monday's practice and will not be available tonight in Colorado. With Faksa out, Justin Dowling will draw into the Stars lineup.
Source: Mike Heika 01/14/20, 2:26 pm EST
Goalie Start
Bishop will start Tuesday in Colorado.
Bishop stopped all 27 shots that he faces in the Stars shutout win in Anaheim last Thursday. It was his fifth win and second shutout of the season and moved Bishop to 3-0-0 in his last three, stopping 99 of the 103 shots (.962 SV%) that he faced. He has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.44 GAA a d .963 SV% in two starts vs. the Avalanche this season.
Goalie Start
Khudobin will start Saturday in San Jose.
Khudobin stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Stars win in Los Angeles on Wednesday. It was another great game for Khudobin, who has won three in a row while posting a 1.33 GAA and .955 SV%. Tonight he takes on a Sharks team that is trying to get things going, winning three of their last five (3-1-1) while scoring 3.00 goals per game.
Source: Mike Heika 01/11/20, 6:18 pm EST
Goalie Start
Bishop will start Thursday in Anaheim.
Bishop allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Stars win over the Predators in the Winter Classic. With Anton Khudobin set to start Wednesday in Los Angeles, Bishop will get the second-half of the back-to-back on Thursday. In his first two games against the Golden Knights, Bishop has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .917 SV%.
Goalie Start
Bishop is expected to start Thursday in Anaheim.
Bishop allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Stars win over the Predators in the Winter Classic. With Anton Khudobin set to start Wednesday in Los Angeles, Bishop will get the second-half of the back-to-back on Thursday. In his first two games against the Golden Knights, Bishop has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .917 SV%.
Source: Mike Heika 01/8/20, 3:21 pm EST
Klingberg (lower-body) will not play Wednesday; doubtful for Thursday too.
Klingberg will miss his second straight game on Wednesday and likely won’t play Thursday in Vegas either. With Klingberg out, Esa Lindell is expected to continue to quarterback the second power-play unit.
Goalie Start
Khudobin will start Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Khudobin allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Stars win over the Red Wings last Friday. In his last five outings (four starts), Khuodbin has gone 4-0-0 with a 1.75 GAA and .949 SV%. He has been steady all season long, even on the road, where he is 6-4-1 with a 2.51 GAA and .928 SV%. Tonight he faces a Kings team that has lost three of their last four home games while averaging 2.25 goals per game.
The Stars have loaned Stephen Johns to Texas (AHL) on a conditioning stint.
Johns missed all of last season and the first half of this year with post-traumatic headaches but he's ready to play hockey again. Johns will get his start with Texas, where he'll likely play at least a couple of games before making his season debut with Dallas. The last time he suited up with Texas, he had three goals in two games.
The Stars recalled Joel Hanley from Texas (AHL).
With John Klingberg dealing with a lower-body injury, Hanley was called up to travel as an extra defenseman to Los Angeles. Hanley has two points in eight NHL games and six assists in 18 AHL games this season.
Klingberg (lower-body) will travel on the Stars' California road-trip and should skate on Tuesday.
Klingberg missed Friday's game vs. the Red Wings but will travel out west with the Stars, which suggests that he could be back in the lineup this week. Monitor his status following Tuesday's practice and during the morning skate ahead of Wednesday's game.