Projected Lineup: Avalanche vs. Flames

The Colorado Avalanche isn't expected to make any changes to its lineup tonight as the team returns home for one contest against the Calgary Flames.
Semyon Varlamov was in net for the Avs in their most recent outing, a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, and made 30 saves in the game.

He has been between the pipes for three contests this campaign, producing a 3-0-0 record, 1.33 goals-against average and .955 save percentage.
"To this point in the season, I mean Varly has been good. We are coming off a day of rest, today's decision was a tough one," head coach Jared Bednar said after morning skate. "We left it open and tried to make a decision after the game in Buffalo as to who we wanted to play again. Varly has been so good and he is coming off a day of rest, so we want to give him the net again."
Defenseman Mark Barberio is likely to be the Avs' only healthy scratch while the rest of Colorado's forward combos and defensive units should remain the same. Forward Sheldon Dries, who served as the extra forward against the Sabres, was reassigned to the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League on Friday.
Following this evening's contest against the Flames, the Avs head back to the east coast for a four-game road trip.
Below is the Avalanche's projected lineup. All line combinations and defensive pairings are subject to change.

Forwards

92 Gabriel Landeskog - 29 Nathan MacKinnon - 96 Mikko Rantanen
13 Alexander Kerfoot - 17 Tyson Jost - 22 Colin Wilson
57 Gabriel Bourque - 34 Carl Soderberg - 83 Matt Nieto
11 Matt Calvert - 37 J.T. Compher - 91 Vladislav Kamenev

Defensemen

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

Goaltenders

1 Semyon Varlamov
31 Philipp Grubauer
Healthy Scratch:44 Mark Barberio
Injury Report:10 Sven Andrighetto (leg), 18 Conor Timmins (concussion)