The Colorado Avalanche host the Vegas Golden Knights at Ball Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS (47-22-8) at AVALANCHE (47-27-4)
9:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN360
Golden Knights Projected Lineup
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone
Brandon Saad — Brett Howden — Pavel Dorofeyev
Victor Olofsson — William Karlsson – Reilly Smith
Tanner Pearson — Nicolas Roy — Keegan Kolesar
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague — Alex Pietrangelo
Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud
Akira Schmid
Adin Hill
Scratched: Cole Schwindt, Ben Hutton, Kaedan Korczak
Injured: Tomas Hertl (upper body), Ilya Samsonov (upper body)
Status Report:
Hertl participated in the Golden Knights morning skate but the forward is expected to miss his eighth straight game.
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Avalanche Projected Lineup
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta — Brock Nelson — Ross Colton
Miles Wood — Charlie Coyle — Jimmy Vesey
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Ryan Lindgren — Sam Malinski
Keaton Middleton — Erik Johnson
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Keaton Middleton
Injured: Martin Necas (upper body), Jonathan Drouin (lower body), Samuel Girard (lower body), Josh Manson (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)
Status Report:
Forwards Necas and Drouin each is day to day and will miss his third consecutive game. … Girard, a defenseman, will miss his fourth straight game.
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