Overview
- Los Angeles will play without centers Quinton Byfield and Phil Danault due to illness, prompting reshuffled forward combinations confirmed by coach Jim Hiller.
- Stars coach Glen Gulutzan says Tyler Seguin will be reevaluated Tuesday and could require surgery after his ACL injury sustained on Dec. 2.
- Projected rosters list Darcy Kuemper with Anton Forsberg available for the Kings and Casey DeSmith with Jake Oettinger for Dallas, with final decisions pending pregame.
- Nils Lundkvist is slated to return for Dallas after a two-game illness absence, while several Stars regulars remain out, including Matt Duchene and Thomas Harley.
- Dallas enters on back-to-back losses following a nine-game point streak, while Los Angeles has struggled to score and has frequently gone to overtime this season.