The Colorado Avalanche take on the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
AVALANCHE (2-4-0) at KRAKEN (4-2-0)
8:30 p.m. ET; ESPN+, ESPN
Avalanche projected lineup
Ross Colton — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen
Nikolai Kovalenko — Casey Mittelstadt — Logan O’Connor
Miles Wood — Parker Kelly — Calum Ritchie
Ivan Ivan — Matt Stienburg — Joel Kiviranta
Samuel Girard — Cale Makar
John Ludvig — Josh Manson
Calvin de Haan — Sam Malinski
Justus Annunen
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Oliver Kylington, Kaapo Kahkonen, Chris Wagner
Injured: Devon Toews (lower body), Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Artturi Lehkonen (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)
Suspended: Valeri Nichushkin
Status report
- Neither team held a morning skate.
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Kraken projected lineup
Jared McCann — Shane Wright — Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz — Chandler Stephenson — Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eeli Tolvanen — Matty Beniers — Andre Burakovsky
Tye Kartye — Yanni Gourde — Brandon Tanev
Josh Mahura — Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak — Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans — Will Borgen
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Cale Fleury
Injured: Vince Dunn (mid body)
Status report
- Dunn, a defenseman, was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday. He left a 6-4 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday after the second period and did not play in a 2-1 victory against the Calgary Flames on Saturday. Fleury, a defenseman, was recalled from Coachella Valley of the American Hockey League but is not expected to play.
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