#### **AVALANCHE (41-12-5) at HURRICANES (39-12-5)****Avalanche projected lineup**Andre Burakovsky -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko RantanenGabriel Landeskog -- Nazem Kadri -- Valeri NichushkinAlex Newhook -- J.T. Compher -- Logan O'ConnorDarren Helm -- Tyson Jost -- Nicolas Aube-KubelDevon Toews -- Cale MakarJack Johnson -- Erik JohnsonRyan Murray -- Kurtis MacDermidDarcy KuemperPavel Francouz***Scratched:** Bowen Byram****Injured:** Samuel Girard (lower body)***Hurricanes projected lineup**Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo TeravainenJordan Martinook -- Vincent Trocheck -- Martin NecasNino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper FastSteven Lorentz -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Seth JarvisJaccob Slavin -- Ethan BearBrady Skjei -- Brett PesceIan Cole -- Jalen ChatfieldAntti RaantaAlex Lyon***Scratched:** Derek Stepan****Injured:** Tony DeAngelo (upper body), Brendan Smith (upper body) Frederik Andersen (undisclosed)***Status report**Girard returned to Denver for further evaluation; the defenseman had 22:13 of ice time in a 5-3 loss at the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. There is no timeline on his return, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Thursday. ... MacDermid will enter the lineup and play on a pair with Murray. ... Raanta will make his third straight start. ... Lyon was recalled on an emergency basis from Chicago of the American Hockey League on Friday and will be the backup for the second straight game. ... Andersen, a goalie, could return against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday or at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, according to coach Rod Brind'Amour.
