Projected Lineup: Avalanche vs. Senators

The Colorado Avalanche will tweak its forward combinations for tonight's game against the Ottawa Senators, head coach Jared Bednar said following morning skate.
Vladislav Kamenev returns to the Avs' lineup and will play on a line with Tyson Jost and Colin Wilson, while Marko Dano, Sven Andrighetto and Alexander Kerfoot will make up another trio. Kamenev was a healthy scratch for the past two games, Monday at the Philadelphia Flyers and Wednesday versus the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Colorado's defensive pairings will remain the same, and Philipp Grubauer will get the start in net. The goaltender has played four career contests versus the Senators, going 2-2-0 with a .940 save percentage and 2.01 goals-against average.
It will be Grubauer's home debut at Pepsi Center, as his previous three starts have all come on the road.
Defenseman Mark Barberio and forward Gabriel Bourque will be the healthy scratches.
Below is the Avalanche's projected lineup. All forward combinations and defensive pairings are subject to change.

Forwards

92 Gabriel Landeskog - 29 Nathan MacKinnon - 96 Mikko Rantanen
17 Tyson Jost - 91 Vladislav Kamenev - 22 Colin Wilson
10 Sven Andrighetto - 13 Alexander Kerfoot - 56 Marko Dano
83 Matt Nieto - 34 Carl Soderberg - 11 Matt Calvert

Defensemen

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

Goaltenders

31 Philipp Grubauer
1 Semyon Varlamov
Healthy Scratches: 44 Mark Barberio, 57 Gabriel Bourque
Injured: 37 J.T. Compher (head)