BRUINS (8-7-2) at STARS (9-5-0)

8 p.m. ET; Victory+, NESN

Bruins projected lineup

Morgan Geekie — Pavel Zacha — David Pastrnak

Brad Marchand — Elias Lindholm — Justin Brazeau

Trent Frederic — Charlie Coyle — Tyler Johnson

John Beecher — Mark Kastelic — Cole Koepke

Nikita Zadorov — Charlie McAvoy

Mason Lohrei — Brandon Carlo

Jordan Oesterle — Parker Wotherspoon

Jeremy Swayman

Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: None

Injured: Hampus Lindholm (lower body), Andrew Peeke (upper body)

Stars projected lineup

Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Evgenii Dadonov

Mason Marchment — Matt Duchene — Tyler Seguin

Jamie Benn — Wyatt Johnston — Logan Stankoven

Oskar Back — Sam Steel — Colin Blackwell

Miro Heiskanen — Esa Lindell

Thomas Harley — Ilya Lyubushkin

Brendan Smith — Nils Lundkvist

Jake Oettinger

Casey DeSmith

Scratched: Mavrik Bourque, Mathew Dumba

Injured: None

Status report

Oesterle was recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Lindholm is expected to miss multiple weeks, Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said Wednesday; the defenseman left in the first period of a 3-2 win at the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday after blocking a shot by Blues defenseman Justin Faulk. … The Stars held an optional morning skate Thursday. … Bourque, a forward, will be a healthy scratch; coach Pete DeBoer indicated Dallas has tough lineup decisions to make with everyone healthy. … Dumba, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game.