Projected Lineups for the Avalanche vs Hurricanes – 12/5/24

The Colorado Avalanche take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at Lenovo Center. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

AVALANCHE (14-12-0) at HURRICANES (16-8-1)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, ALT

Avalanche projected lineup

Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen
Nikolai Kovalenko — Casey Mittelstadt — Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta — Ivan Ivan — Logan O’Connor
Nikita Prishchepov — Parker Kelly — Chris Wagner

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Samuel Girard — Sam Malinski
Calvin de Haan — John Ludvig

Scott Wedgewood
Alexandar Georgiev

Scratched: Keaton Middleton

Injured: Josh Manson (upper body), Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Ross Colton (broken foot), Oliver Kylington (undisclosed), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head), Miles Wood (upper body)

Status report

• The Avalanche held an optional morning skate
• Wedgewood, acquired in a trade with the Nashville Predators on Saturday, will make his first start for Colorado

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Hurricanes projected lineup

Eric Robinson — Sebastian Aho – Martin Necas
Andre Svechnikov– Jack Drury — Jack Roslovic
Seth Jarvis — Jordan Staal — Jordan Martinook
William Carrier — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Jackson Blake

Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere — Sean Walker

Pyotr Kochetkov
Dustin Tokarski

Scratched: Ty Smith

Injured: Frederik Andersen (knee)

Status report

• The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate.
• Tokarski, signed by the Hurricanes on Monday, was recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.

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