Avalanche at Oilers

AVALANCHE (55-16-6) at OILERS (45-26-6)

Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Valeri Nichushkin
Andre Burakovsky -- Nazem Kadri -- J.T. Compher
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Nico Sturm -- Alex Newhook
Andrew Cogliano -- Darren Helm -- Logan O'Connor
Cale Makar -- Bowen Byram
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Kurtis MacDermid -- Jack Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Ben Meyers
Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (lower body), Ryan Murray (upper body), Devon Toews (undisclosed), Mikko Rantanen (illness), Erik Johnson (undisclosed)
Oilers projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Connor McDavid -- Kailer Yamamoto
Ryan McLeod -- Leon Draisaitl -- Zach Hyman
Warren Foegele -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Derek Ryan
Derick Brassard -- Zack Kassian
Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci
Duncan Keith -- Evan Bouchard
Kris Russell -- Tyson Barrie
Brett Kulak
Mike Smith
Mikko Koskinen
Scratched: Devin Shore, Josh Archibald
Injured: Kyle Turris (upper body), Jesse Puljujarvi (illness)
Status report
Rantanen, a forward, will miss his second consecutive game. ... Cogliano is expected to return after missing two games with an undisclosed injury. … Without Puljujarvi, a forward, the Oilers will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. … Smith will make his fourth straight start.