Game 2 Projected Lineup: Avalanche at Predators

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--The Colorado Avalanche is not expected to make any changes to its lineup this afternoon for Game 2 of its first-round series with the Nashville Predators.
The Avs held an optional practice at Bridgestone Arena on Friday and 18 players took the ice, including 11 forwards, five defensemen and two goalies.

"We just wanted to get them up and moving today really," head coach Jared Bednar said on Friday. "We had an optional skate, some guys stayed off to get some rest. Some guys went out. We're going to have a meeting tonight and get ready for tomorrow."
Jonathan Bernier was not one of the goaltenders at practice, but he is expected to start in net. He was between the pipes in Game 1 and stopped 26 of the 30 shots he faced.
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
10 Sven Andrighetto - 17 Tyson Jost - 13 Alexander Kerfoot
83 Matt Nieto - 34 Carl Soderberg - 14 Blake Comeau
57 Gabriel Bourque - 37 J.T. Compher - 22 Colin Wilson

Defensemen

16 Nikita Zadorov - 4 Tyson Barrie
12 Patrik Nemeth - 49 Samuel Girard
44 Mark Barberio - 5 David Warsofsky

Goaltenders

45 Jonathan Bernier (Starter)
35 Andrew Hammond (Backup)
Healthy Scratches: Mark Alt, Vladislav Kamenev, Anton Lindholm, Duncan Siemens, Dominic Toninato, Nail Yakupov
Injury Report: Erik Johnson (fractured patella), Semyon Varlamov (knee)
The Predators had a full practice on Friday, and it appears that they will ice the same lineup as they did in Game 1.
Nashville has not announced a starting goaltender, but Pekka Rinne is expected to be between the pipes again for Nashville.
Below is the Predators projected lineup, according to NashvillePredators.com

Forwards

9 Filip Forsberg - 92 Ryan Johansen - 33 Viktor Arvidsson
22 Kevin Fiala - 8 Kyle Turris - 15 Craig Smith
10 Colton Sissons - 13 Nick Bonino - 51 Austin Watson
20 Miikka Salomaki - 12 Mike Fisher - 38 Ryan Hartman

Defensemen

59 Roman Josi - 4 Ryan Ellis
14 Mattias Ekholm - 76 P.K. Subban
25 Alexei Emelin - 52 Matt Irwin

Goaltenders

35 Pekka Rinne (Starter)
74 Juuse Saros (Backup)