Scouting the Stars

Tonight’s game is the first of six meetings this season between the Kings and Dallas Stars. The Kings went 4-1-1 against the Stars last season, but as noted earlier, this has the looks of a very different Dallas team under first-year coach Glen Gulutzan, as the Stars are off to a 6-1-0 start, including consecutive road victories over Columbus and Anaheim. Here’s how the Kings and Stars are expected to line up tonight — with some question remaining as to who exactly Dallas’ Adam Pardy will replace on defense — followed by the Stars’ full roster…

KINGS LINEUP
Gagne-Kopitar-Williams
Penner-Richards-Brown
Moreau-Stoll-Richardson
Clifford-Lewis-Westgarth

Mitchell-Voynov
Scuderi-Johnson
Martinez-Greene

Quick
Bernier

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STARS LINEUP
Brenden Morrow-Mike Ribeiro-Michael Ryder
Steve Ott-Jamie Benn-Loui Eriksson
Eric Nystrom-Vernon Fiddler-Radek Dvorak
Toby Petersen-Tom Wandell-Adam Burish

Sheldon Souray-Stephane Robidas
Nicklas Grossman-Trevor Daley
Adam Pardy-Alex Goligoski

Andrew Raycroft
Kari Lehtonen

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STARS ROSTER
2 — Nicklas Grossman — D
3 — Stephane Robidas — D
6 — Trevor Daley — D
10 — Brenden Morrow — LW
11 — Jake Dowell — C
13 — Krys Barch — RW
14 — Jamie Benn — LW
16 — Adam Burish — RW
17 — Toby Petersen — C
20 — Radek Dvorak — RW
21 — Loui Eriksson — LW
23 — Tom Wandell — C
24 — Eric Nystrom — LW
27 — Adam Pardy — D
28 — Marc Fistric — D
29 — Steve Ott — LW
33 — Alex Goligoski — D
38 — Vernon Fiddler — LW
44 — Sheldon Souray — D
63 — Mike Ribeiro — C
73 — Michael Ryder — RW

30 — Andrew Raycroft — G
32 — Kari Lehtonen — G