Avalanche at Oilers

AVALANCHE (51-14-6) at OILERS (42-25-5)

Avalanche projected lineup
Andre Burakovsky -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Artturi Lehkonen -- J.T. Compher -- Valeri Nichushkin
Alex Newhook -- Nico Sturm -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Andrew Cogliano -- Darren Helm -- Logan O'Connor
Bowen Byram -- Cale Makar
Devon Toews -- Josh Manson
Jack Johnson -- Erik Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Ryan Murray (upper body), Samuel Girard (lower body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Nazem Kadri (upper body)
Oilers projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Zach Hyman -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Warren Foegele -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Derek Ryan
Derick Brassard -- Ryan McLeod -- Zack Kassian
Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci
Duncan Keith -- Evan Bouchard
Brett Kulak -- Tyson Barrie
Mikko Koskinen
Mike Smith
Scratched: Devin Shore, Josh Archibald, Kris Russell
Injured: Kyle Turris (upper body)
Status report
Kuemper is expected to start after Francouz made 39 saves in a 5-4 overtime win at the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. ... Koskinen will make his first start in five games.