The two teams meet in a rematch of the Western Conference Final. Dallas is 5-1-2 in the last eight meetings between the two teams.
The Vegas Golden Knights look to be the first team since the 1997-98 Detroit Red Wings to start a defending Stanley Cup season 4-0-0 when they face the Dallas Stars at 7:30 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena.
The two teams met in the Western Conference Final where the Golden Knights won 4-2.
"We've built up a little bit of could be a rivalry down the road you don't know. Playoff series usually build some of that animosity but we'll see tonight how it goes," Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. "They've only played one game, so the probably trying to, even though they have a lot of returning players, find their game right now."
The Golden Knights will once again be without Alex Pietrangelo, who is still dealing with the effects of a Nicolas Hague slapshot to the head.
William Carrier will be a game-time decision, but is likely to play pending a setback in the warmups.
Alec Martinez skated in a red non-contact jersey and will travel with the team to Winnipeg and Chicago.
As for the Stars, Roope Hintz returns after sitting out the season opener with an upper-body injury.
Here are the projected lines:
Stars projected lineup
Forwards
Jason Robertson – Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Evgenii Dadonov
Mason Marchment -- Matt Duchene -- Tyler Seguin
Craig Smith -- Radek Faksa -- Ty Dellandrea
Defensemen
Ryan Suter -- Miro Heiskanen
Esa Lindell -- Nils Lundkvist
Thomas Harley -- Jani Hakanpaa
Goalies
Jake Oettinger
Scott Wedgewood
Golden Knights projected lineup
Forwards
Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Jonathan Marchessault
Paul Cotter -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone
Brett Howden -- William Karlsson -- Michael Amadio
William Carrier -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Defensemen
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague -- Kaedan Korczak
Ben Hutton -- Brayden Pachal
Goalies
Adin Hill
Logan Thompson