OILERS (3P) at STARS (2C)
Western Conference Final, Game 1
8 p.m. ET; ESPN+, ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kasperi Kapanen
Evander Kane -- Adam Henrique -- Connor Brown
Trent Frederic -- Mattias Janmark -- Corey Perry
Brett Kulak -- Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse -- Troy Stecher
Jake Walman -- John Klingberg
Stuart Skinner
Olivier Rodrigue
Scratched: Viktor Arvidsson, Joshua Brown, Cam Dineen, Ty Emberson, Max Jones, Derek Ryan, Jeff Skinner
Injured: Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Calvin Pickard (lower body)
Stars projected lineup
Mikael Granlund -- Roope Hintz -- Mikko Rantanen
Jason Robertson -- Matt Duchene -- Wyatt Johnston
Mason Marchment -- Sam Steel -- Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn -- Oskar Back -- Evgenii Dadonov
Thomas Harley -- Miro Heiskanen
Esa Lindell -- Cody Ceci
Lian Bichsel -- Alexander Petrovic
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mavrik Bourque, Colin Blackwell, Mathew Dumba, Ilya Lyubushkin, Brendan Smith
Injured: Nils Lundkvist (shoulder)
Status report
Ekholm took part in the morning skate but the defenseman is not expected to play. Ekholm had practiced Monday for the first time since being injured April 11. ... Brown will be a game-time decision; the forward did not participate in the morning skate and took a maintenance day at practice Monday. If he can't play, it's likely that Arvidsson, a forward, will replace him. … The Stars held an optional morning skate. … Dallas could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen, coach Pete DeBoer said; the team has utilized that configuration since Heiskanen returned from knee surgery in Game 4 of the second round after being injured Jan. 28.
