Avalanche at Ducks

AVALANCHE (43-23-6) at DUCKS (23-40-10)

Avalanche projected lineup
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Alex Newhook -- J.T. Compher -- Evan Rodrigues
Matt Nieto -- Lars Eller -- Denis Malgin
Andrew Cogliano -- Darren Helm -- Logan O'Connor
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Bowen Byram
Jack Johnson -- Kurtis MacDermid
Jonas Johansson
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched:Brad Hunt, Erik Johnson
Injured:Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Pavel Francouz (lower body), Josh Manson (lower body), Artturi Lehkonen (finger)
Ducks projected lineup
Max Jones -- Trevor Zegras -- Ryan Strome
Nikita Nesterenko -- Mason McTavish -- Sam Carrick
Frank Vatrano -- Isac Lundestrom -- Jakob Silfverberg
Brock McGinn -- Derek Grant -- Jayson Megna
Cam Fowler -- Scott Harrington
Simon Benoit -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Nathan Beaulieu -- Colton White
John Gibson
Lukas Dostal
Scratched: Max Comtois, Brett Leason, Troy Terry
Injured: Adam Henrique (knee), Jamie Drysdale (shoulder)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. ... Johansson is expected to make his second start of the season after Georgiev made 27 saves in a 4-3 shootout win at the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. .... Landeskog, a forward, and Francouz, a goalie, each skated in Denver on Monday. Landeskog has not played this season after undergoing knee surgery Oct. 18. Francouz will miss his 24th straight game. ... Terry won't play because of personal reasons. The forward left after the second period of a 6-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. ... Vatrano will play after missing the game Saturday to be with his wife, Rebecca, for the birth of their first child, a daughter named Ophelia.