AVALANCHE (3-2-0) at STARS (2-2-1)
8:30 PM; ESPN, SN+, TVAS
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas
Gabriel Landeskog -- Brock Nelson -- Nazem Kadri
Jaden Schwartz -- Fedor Svechkov -- T.J. Hughes
Parker Kelly -- Nicolas Roy -- Zachary L’Heureux
Devon Toews -- Sam Malinski
Brett Kulak -- Noah Juulsen
Josh Manson -- Brent Burns
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Cale Makar
Injured: Logan O'Connor (lower body)
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Jamie Benn
Sam Steel -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mikko Rantanen
Justin Hryckowian -- Arttu Hyry -- Tyler Seguin
Oskar Back -- Radek Faksa -- Colin Blackwell
Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley -- Nils Lundkvist
Lian Bichsel -- Tyler Myers
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Kyle Capobianco
Injured: Joel Kiviranta (lower body), Matt Duchene (lower body)
Status report
Makar will not play to be with his wife for the birth of their first child. … Juulsen returns to the lineup after being scratched in a 6-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. … Duchene underwent core surgery on Monday and will be out for three months. … Faksa will play after missing the third period of a 2-1 shootout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday after blocking a shot. … Kiviranta will miss his third game since blocking a shot against the San Jose Sharks on Oct. 5. … O'Connor remains out following the death of his father last week.
