#### **FLAMES (32-14-7) vs. AVALANCHE (40-11-4)****Flames projected lineup**Johnny Gaudreau -- Elias Lindholm -- Matthew TkachukAndrew Mangiapane -- Mikael Backlund -- Blake ColemanMilan Lucic -- Sean Monahan -- Tyler ToffoliDillon Dube -- Brad Richardson -- Trevor LewisNoah Hanifin -- Rasmus AnderssonOliver Kylington -- Chris TanevNikita Zadorov -- Erik GudbransonJacob MarkstromDan Vladar***Scratched:** Michael Stone, Brett Ritchie, Adam Ruzicka****Injured:** None***Avalanche projected lineup**Andre Burakovsky -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko RantanenGabriel Landeskog -- Nazem Kadri -- Valeri NichushkinAlex Newhook -- J.T. Compher -- Logan O'ConnorDarren Helm -- Tyson Jost -- Nicolas Aube-KubelDevon Toews -- Cale MakarJack Johnson -- Samuel GirardRyan Murray -- Erik JohnsonDarcy KuemperPavel Francouz***Scratched:** Bowen Byram, Kurtis MacDermid****Injured:** None***Status report**Nichushkin will return after missing two games because of an upper-body injury; Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said he wasn't sure who would come out of the lineup. ... Byram, a defenseman, is skating but remains out on personal leave. ...Markstrom is expected to make his eighth straight start.
