Projected Lineup: Avalanche at Blackhawks

The Colorado Avalanche faces the Chicago Blackhawks for the second time this season and the first of two meetings in the Windy City in a matter of two weeks.
The lines are expected to be the same for Colorado as they were in the club's game against the Nashville Predators on Sunday. The only difference will be that Jonathan Bernier, who has missed the Avs last eight games with a head injury, will serve as the backup goaltender.

Semyon Varlamov will get the start in net for the ninth consecutive game and play in his 11th straight contest. He has played in 19 career games against Chicago and owns an 11-6-1 record and a 2.38 goals-against average and.930 save percentage.
Below is the anticipated lineup for Colorado. All line combinations and defensive pairings are subject to change.

Forwards

92 Gabriel Landeskog - 29 Nathan MacKinnon - 96 Mikko Rantanen
17 Tyson Jost - 13 Alexander Kerfoot - 64 Nail Yakupov
83 Matt Nieto - 34 Carl Soderberg - 14 Blake Comeau
57 Gabriel Bourque - 47 Dominic Toninato - 37 J.T. Compher

Defensemen

16 Nikita Zadorov - 4 Tyson Barrie
12 Patrik Nemeth - 49 Samuel Girard
15 Duncan Siemens - 54 Anton Lindholm

Goaltenders

1 Semyon Varlamov (Starter)
45 Jonathan Bernier (Backup)
Tonight's contest opens a two-game road trip for Colorado. The Avs, who just finished a four-game homestand, will face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday to wrap up the trip.
The Avalanche and Blackhawks will meet two more times this month, playing at the United Center on March 20 and wrapping up the four-game season series on March 30 in Denver.