Avalanche projected lineup
Jonathan Drouin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas
Ross Colton -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Artturi Lehkonen
Joel Kiviranta -- Parker Kelly -- Logan O’Connor
Jere Innala -- Jack Drury -- Juuso Parsinen
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Keaton Middleton -- Sam Malinski
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Calvin de Haan, Chris Wagner, Miles Wood
Injured: Valeri Nichushkin (lower body), Oliver Kylington (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)
Bruins projected lineup
Morgan Geekie -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand -- Matthew Poitras -- Charlie Coyle
Trent Frederic -- Elias Lindholm -- Vinni Lettieri
Max Jones -- John Beecher -- Justin Brazeau
Nikita Zadorov -- Andrew Peeke
Michael Callahan -- Brandon Carlo
Parker Wotherspoon -- Mason Lohrei
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Cole Koepke, Jordan Oesterle, Oliver Wahlstrom
Injured: Hampus Lindholm (knee), Charlie McAvoy (wrist), Mark Kastelic (upper body)
Status report
Necas and Drury could each make his Avalanche debut after being acquired in a three-way trade with the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. ... Wood, a forward, practiced in full and could be a game-time decision after missing 26 games with a back injury. ... Swayman will return and start after missing a 2-0 win against the Ottawa Senators with a minor upper-body injury. ... McAvoy did not practice Friday; the defenseman is expected to miss his sixth consecutive game. ... Hampus Lindholm practiced in a non-contact jersey Friday; the defenseman has not played since Nov. 12. ... The Bruins reassigned forward Patrick Brown and goalie Michael DiPietro to Providence of the American Hockey League on Friday.
