The Colorado Avalanche face the San Jose Sharks at SAP Heart tonight. Listed below are the projected/anticipated lineups sourced from NHL.com workers writers, unbiased correspondents, and others.
AVALANCHE (1-4-0) at SHARKS (0-3-2)
8 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, ALT, SN1
Avalanche projected lineup
Ross Colton — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen
Nikolai Kovalenko — Casey Mittelstadt — Logan O’Connor
Miles Wooden — Parker Kelly — Calum Ritchie
Ivan Ivan — Matt Stienburg — Joel Kiviranta
Oliver Kylington — Cale Makar
Samuel Girard — Josh Manson
Calvin de Haan — Sam Malinski
Alexandar Georgiev
Justus Annunen
Scratched: John Ludvig, Kaapo Kahkonen, Chris Wagner
Injured: Devon Toews (decrease physique), Jonathan Drouin (higher physique), Artturi Lehkonen (higher physique), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)
Suspended: Valeri Nichushkin
Standing report
- Neither workforce held a morning skate.
- Toews, a defenseman, is anticipated to overlook his fourth straight sport however is touring.
- Drouin, a ahead, was positioned on injured reserve Sunday; Wagner, a ahead, was recalled from Colorado of the AHL.
- Kahkonen, a goalie, has resolved his work visa points and has joined the Avalanche; coach Jared Bednar mentioned Kahkonen would accompany them on the journey.
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Sharks projected lineup
Fabian Zetterlund — Mikael Granlund — Tyler Toffoli
Danil Gushchin — Alexander Wennberg — Barclay Goodrow
Ty Dellandrea — Will Smith — Luke Kunin
Carl Grundstrom — Nico Sturm — Klim Kostin
Jake Walman — Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro — Jan Rutta
Henry Thrun — Matt Benning
Vitek Vanecek
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Jack Thompson, Givani Smith
Injured: Macklin Celebrini (decrease physique), William Eklund (higher physique), Shakir Mukhamadullin (decrease physique), Thomas Bordeleau (decrease physique), Logan Couture (decrease physique), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (higher physique)
Standing report
- Will Smith was a wholesome scratch towards the Winnipeg Jets on Friday for relaxation as a part of the ahead’s improvement plan.
- Eklund, a ahead, is questionable; he didn’t play Friday.
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