Avalanche at Coyotes

AVALANCHE (40-10-4) at COYOTES (14-35-4)

Avalanche projected lineup
Andre Burakovsky -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nazem Kadri -- Alex Newhook
Tyson Jost -- J.T. Compher -- Logan O'Connor
Kurtis MacDermid -- Darren Helm -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Jack Johnson -- Samuel Girard
Ryan Murray -- Erik Johnson
Pavel Francouz
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: None
Injured: Valeri Nichushkin (upper body), Bowen Byram (upper body)
Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Travis Boyd -- Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli
-- Alex Galchenyuk -- Phil Kessel
Nick Ritchie -- Barrett Hayton -- Loui Eriksson
Lawson Crouse -- Christian Fischer -- Antoine Roussel
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Dysin Mayo
J.J. Moser -- Anton Stralman
Vladislav Kolyachonok -- Jakob Chychrun
Karel Vejmelka
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Kyle Capobianco, Riley Nash
Injured: Jay Beagle (lower body), Johan Larsson (lower body), Conor Timmins (lower body), Andrew Ladd (lower body), Liam O'Brien (upper body)
Status report
Nichushkin is day to day; the forward will miss his second straight game. ... The Avalanche rotated 11 forwards during a 5-3 win against the New York Islanders on Tuesday. ... Francouz will make his third start in five games. … Byram, out since Jan. 10, is skating but the defenseman is not yet ready to return. … The Coyotes held an optional morning skate Thursday. … Maccelli will make his NHL debut. ... Vejmelka will make his first start in five games. … O'Brien, a center, is week to week.