(3C) WILD at (1C) AVALANCHE
Western Conference Second Round, Game 2
Colorado leads best-of-7 series 1-0
8 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson -- Danila Yurov -- Matt Boldy
Vladimir Tarasenko -- Michael McCarron -- Yakov Trenin
Marcus Foligno -- Nico Sturm -- Nick Foligno
Quinn Hughes -- Brock Faber
Jake Middleton -- Jared Spurgeon
Daemon Hunt -- Zach Bogosian
Filip Gustavsson
Jesper Wallstedt
Scratched: Robby Fabbri, Hunter Haight, Matt Kiersted, Bobby Brink, Calvin Petersen, Jeff Petry
Injured: Jonas Brodin (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas
Gabriel Landeskog-- Brock Nelson -- Valeri Nichushkin
Ross Colton -- Nazem Kadri -- Nicolas Roy
Parker Kelly -- Jack Drury -- Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Brett Kulak -- Sam Malinski
Nick Blankenburg -- Brent Burns
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Zakhar Bardakov, Isak Posch, Jack Ahcan
Injured: Josh Manson (upper body), Joel Kiviranta (undisclosed)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate. … Gustafsson will make his first start this postseason after Wallstedt allowed eight goals on 42 shots in a 9-6 loss in Game 1. ... Wild coach John Hynes said there could be some game-time lineup decisions because of injuries, but didn't elaborate. ... Manson, a defenseman, is expected to miss his third straight game. ... Kiviranta, a forward, is expected to miss his fourth straight. ... Ahcan, a defenseman, participated in the morning skate.
