Hurricanes at Avalanche

HURRICANES (48-19-8) at AVALANCHE (54-14-6)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Max Domi -- Vincent Trocheck - Teuvo Teravainen
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jaccob Slavin -- Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Ian Cole -- Ethan Bear
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Derek Stepan, Steven Lorentz, Brendan Smith
Injured: None
Avalanche projected lineup
Andre Burakovsky -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Artturi Lehkonen -- J.T. Compher -- Valeri Nichushkin
Alex Newhook -- Nico Sturm -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Andrew Cogliano -- Ben Meyers -- Logan O'Connor
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Jack Johnson -- Bowen Byram
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Erik Johnson, Kurtis MacDermid, Darren Helm
Injured: Ryan Murray (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee surgery), Nazem Kadri (upper body)
Status report
Meyers will make his NHL debut after signing a two-year contract Wednesday. ... Jack Johnson will replace Erik Johnson, a defenseman, after missing the previous two games as a healthy scratch. ... Kuemper will make his seventh start in 10 games. ... Kadri took part in the Avalanche morning skate wearing a non-contact jersey; the center will miss his seventh straight game.