Projected Lineup: Avalanche vs. Ducks

The Colorado Avalanche will return to action tonight against the Anaheim Ducks after having three days between games.
Head coach Jared Bednar confirmed that goaltender Semyon Varlamov will be between the pipes for the Avalanche after the team's optional morning skate. Bednar also said that the rest of the lineup will be the same as it was in Colorado's last game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.

Friday's contest between the Avs and Ducks marks the third and final time the clubs will play this season after the team's split the first two matchups, both of which took place in Anaheim.
Below is the Avalanche's projected lineup based on the forward combinations and defensive pairings from its game versus the Hurricanes on Monday. They are subject to change.

Forwards

37 J.T. Compher - 29 Nathan MacKinnon - 18 Derick Brassard
22 Colin Wilson - 34 Carl Soderberg - 96 Mikko Rantanen
17 Tyson Jost - 13 Alexander Kerfoot - 11 Matt Calvert
10 Sven Andrighetto - 26 Andrew Agozzino - 57 Gabriel Bourque

Defensemen

49 Samuel Girard - 6 Erik Johnson
28 Ian Cole - 4 Tyson Barrie
12 Patrik Nemeth - 16 Nikita Zadorov

Goaltenders

1 Semyon Varlamov
31 Philipp Grubuaer
Healthy Scratch: 27 Ryan Graves
Injury Report:44 Mark Barberio (lower body), 83 Matt Nieto (lower body), 91 Vladislav Kamenev (shoulder), 92 Gabriel Landeskog (upper body)