Avalanche at Kings

AVALANCHE (42-13-5) at KINGS (33-20-8)

Avalanche projected lineup
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Alex Newhook -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Logan O'Connor -- J.T. Compher -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Kurtis MacDermid -- Darren Helm
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Ryan Murray - Erik Johnson
Jack Johnson -- Josh Manson
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Bowen Byram, Nico Sturm
Injured: Samuel Girard (lower body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee surgery)
Kings projected lineup
Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore -- Phillip Danault -- Arthur Kaliyev
Rasmus Kupari
-- Quinton Byfield --
Gabriel Vilardi
Carl Grundstrom -- Blake Lizotte --
Martin Frk
Olli Maatta -- Jordan Spence
Christian Wolanin -- Sean Durzi
Jacob Moverare --
Austin Strand
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched: Lias Andersson
Injured:Tobias Bjornfot (lower body), Matt Roy (lower body), Dustin Brown (upper body), Andreas Athanasiou (upper body), Drew Doughty (upper body), Mikey Anderson (upper body), Brendan Lemieux (lower body), Viktor Arvidsson (lower body), Alexander Edler (ankle)
Status report
The Avalanche did not hold a morning skate Tuesday. … Manson will make his Colorado debut Tuesday after being acquired in trade with the Anaheim Ducks on Monday. … Byram, a defenseman, skated in a red no-contact jersey Monday. … The Avalanche could call up a forward from Colorado of the American Hockey League prior to game time. ... Sturm, a forward acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Wild for forward Tyson Jost on Tuesday, will not play. ... Bjornfot, a defenseman, is day-to-day; he was injured during overtime of a 3-2 shootout win against the Florida Panthers on Sunday. … Edler, a defenseman, took contact during the morning skate Tuesday for the first time since he was injured Dec. 11.