Avalanche at Rangers

AVALANCHE (13-7-2) at RANGERS (17-4-3)
7 p.m. ET; NHLN, TVAS, MSG 2, ALT2, NHL LIVE

Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Alex Newhook -- Logan O'Connor
Jacob MacDonald -- Tyson Jost -- Darren Helm
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Erik Johnson
Jack Johnson -- Kurtis MacDermid
Darcy Kuemper
Jonas Johansson
Scratched:Jayson Megna, Justus Annunen
Injured:Pavel Francouz (lower body), J.T. Compher (upper body), Ryan Murray (lower body), Bowen Byram (head)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Kaapo Kakko
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Dryden Hunt
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Julien Gauthier
Kevin Rooney -- Barclay Goodrow -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Patrik Nemeth -- Nils Lundkvist
Adam Huska
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched:Jarred Tinordi, Libor Hajek, Morgan Barron
Injured:Sammy Blais (right knee), Igor Shesterkin (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol:Greg McKegg
Status report
Kuemper will start after missing five games with an undisclosed injury. ... MacDonald will replace Megna on Colorado's fourth line. ... Huska will make his NHL debut. The 24-year-old was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Saturday when Shesterkin, a goalie, was placed on injured reserve.