CALGARY, Alberta--The Colorado Avalanche is not expected to make any changes to its lineup for tonight's Game 2 matchup against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Philipp Grubauer was the first goaltender off the ice for the Avs and will get the start in net. He made 28-of-31 saves in the first contest of the best-of-seven series on Thursday. Sven Andrighetto, Mark Barberio, Joe Cannata and Ryan Graves will be Colorado's healthy scratches for the second consecutive outing. The Flames lead the series 1-0 after picking up a 4-0 victory in Game 1. Below is the Avalanche's projected lineup based on the start of Thursday's contests. All forward combinations and defensive pairings are subject to change.
31 Philipp Grubauer
1 Semyon Varlamov Healthy Scratches:10 Sven Andrighetto, 27 Ryan Graves, 35 Joe Cannata, 44 Mark Barberio Injury Report:91 Vladislav Kamenev (shoulder) The Calgary Flames aren't expected to make any changes to their lineup for Game 2 Goaltender Mike Smith is once again the probable starter in net after he made 26 saves in a shutout performance on Thursday. Below is the Calgary Flames' projected lineup, courtesy of CalgaryFlames.com.
Forwards
13 Johnny Gaudreau - 23 Sean Monahan - 28 Elias Lindholm\
19 Matthew Tkachuk - 11 Mikael Backlund - 67 Michael Frolik
93 Sam Bennett - 77 Mark Jankowski - 18 James Neal
88 Andrew Mangiapane - 10 Derek Ryan - 21 Garnet Hathaway
41 Mike Smith
33 David Rittich Scratches: 6 Dalton Prout, 8 Juuso Valimaki, 26 Michael Stone, 27 Austin Czarni, 29 Dillon Dube, 32 Jon Gillies, 58 Oliver Kylington, 89 Alan Quine
