Avalanche at Ducks

AVALANCHE (26-9-4) at DUCKS (12-21-7)

Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Brandon Saad -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Valeri Nichushkin -- Tyson Jost -- Joonas Donskoi
Liam O'Brien -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- J.T. Compher
Devon Toews -- Samuel Girard
Ryan Graves -- Cale Makar
Dan Renouf
-- Kyle Burroughs
Philipp Grubauer
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Kiefer Sherwood
Injured: Matt Calvert (upper body), Pavel Francouz (lower body), Erik Johnson (upper body), Logan O'Connor (lower body)
Suspended: Jacob MacDonald
COVID-19 protocol: Bowen Byram
Ducks projected lineup
Danton Heinen -- Adam Henrique -- Jakob Silfverberg
Max Comtois -- Isac Lundestrom -- Alexander Volkov
Max Jones -- Sam Carrick -- Troy Terry
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Derek Grant --
David Backes
Cam Fowler -- Jani Hakanpaa
Jamie Drysdale -- Josh Manson
Ben Hutton -- Kevin Shattenkirk
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched: Jacob Larsson
Injured: Hampus Lindholm (wrist), Sonny Milano (upper body), Rickard Rakell (upper body), Carter Rowney (knee), Sam Steel (upper body), Ryan Getzlaf (upper body)
Status report
The Avalanche canceled their morning skate Friday after an unidentified team member tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. ... Byram, a defenseman, entered COVID-19 protocol Friday. ... MacDonald, a defenseman, will serve the first of a two-game suspension for an illegal check to the head of Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman in an 8-3 loss Wednesday. ... Rakell, a forward, practiced Thursday and will be a game-time decision after missing four games. ... Steel and Getzlaf, each a center, is doubtful for Friday; Steel has missed four games and Getzlaf has missed two.