DENVER -- The Tampa Bay Lightning close out their four-game road trip through the Western Conference when they play the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center on Sunday.
The Lightning (37-18-6) have gone 3-1-0 in the first four games of the trip. They defeated the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 on Saturday and are in second place in the Atlantic Division, one point behind the Montreal Canadiens.
The Avalanche (25-23-11) are 3-1-0 in their past four games and seven points behind the Calgary Flames, who have the second wild-card Stanley Cup Playoff position in the Western Conference.
The Lightning defeated the Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout on Jan. 17 after goalie Ben Bishop made 40 saves through overtime.
Tampa Bay and Colorado are trying to get their power plays on track. The Lightning scored two power-play goals against the Coyotes after going 1-for-18 in a seven-game stretch.
The Avalanche scored two power-play goals Friday in a 4-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks after going 1-for-38 in 13 games.
Neither team had a morning skate.
Here are the projected lineups:
LIGHTNING
Alex Killorn - Steven Stamkos - Ryan Callahan
Ondrej Palat - Tyler Johnson - Nikita Kucherov
Cedric Paquette - Valtteri Filppula - Brett Connolly
Jonathan Drouin - Brian Boyle - J.T. Brown
Mark Barberio - Anton Stralman
Jason Garrison - Nikita Nesterov
Scratched: Brenden Morrow, Luke Witkowski
Injured: Matt Carle (abdominal surgery), Radko Gudas (knee)
AVALANCHE
Gabriel Landeskog - Ryan O'Reilly - Nathan MacKinnon
Maxime Talbot - Matt Duchene - Jarome Iginla
Alex Tanguay - John Mitchell - Dennis Everberg
Cody McLeod - Marc-Andre Cliche - Paul Carey
Scratched: Daniel Briere, Stefan Elliott
Injured: Patrick Bordeleau (fractured kneecap), Erik Johnson (knee), Jamie McGinn (back surgery), Borna Rendulic (broken leg), Ryan Wilson (shoulder), Jesse Winchester (concussion)
Status report: Carle, who was injured Jan. 15 against the Edmonton Oilers, has resumed skating. He is on target to return between March 3-17 ... Varlamov will make his 16th consecutive start for the Avalanche.
Who's hot: Palat has three goals and three assists in a four-game points streak ... Stamkos has four goals and one assist in the past five games ... Landeskog has a goal in five consecutive games ... Barrie has three goals and one assist in the past three games.
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