The Colorado Avalanche take on the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
AVALANCHE (39-24-3) at FLAMES (30-23-11)
9 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN1, ALT2, KTVD
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Jonathan Drouin — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta — Charlie Coyle — Ross Colton
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Ryan Lindgren — Josh Manson
Samuel Girard — Erik Johnson
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Keaton Middleton, Miles Wood, Jimmy Vesey, Sam Malinski
Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)
Status Report:
Wedgewood will start with Blackwood “a little under the weather here the last few days,” according to coach Jared Bednar. … Johnson will return after being a healthy scratch for a 2-1 shootout loss at the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.
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Flames projected lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau — Nazem Kadri — Matt Coronato
Joel Farabee — Morgan Frost — Blake Coleman
Martin Pospisil — Yegor Sharangovich — Adam Klapka
Ryan Lomberg — Kevin Rooney — Dryden Hunt
Kevin Bahl — Rasmus Andersson
Joel Hanley — MacKenzie Weegar
Jake Bean — Daniil Miromanov
Dustin Wolf
Dan Vladar
Scratched: Brayden Pachal
Injured: Mikael Backlund (upper body)
Suspended: Connor Zary
Status report:
The Flames held an optional morning skate. … Zary, a forward, will serve the first of a two-game suspension for elbowing defenseman Elias Pettersson in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. … Backlund, a center, was injured against the Canucks and is week to week. … Hunt was recalled from Calgary of the American Hockey League on Friday.
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