Avalanche at Flyers

AVALANCHE (12-7-2) at FLYERS (8-10-4)

Avalanche projected lineups
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Alex Newhook -- Logan O'Connor
Jayson Megna -- Tyson Jost -- Darren Helm
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Jack Johnson -- Samuel Girard
Kurtis MacDermid -- Erik Johnson
Justus Annunen
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Jacob MacDonald
Injured: Darcy Kuemper (undisclosed), Pavel Francouz (lower body), J.T. Compher (upper body), Ryan Murray (lower body), Bowen Byram (head)
Flyers projected lineup
Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Cam Atkinson
Morgan Frost -- Kevin Hayes -- Travis Konecny
James van Riemsdyk -- Scott Laughton -- Zack MacEwen
Oskar Lindblom -- Patrick Brown -- Max Willman
Ivan Provorov -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Travis Sanheim -- Justin Braun
Keith Yandle -- Nick Seeler
Martin Jones
Carter Hart
Scratched: None
Injured: Ryan Ellis (lower body), Derick Brassard (hip), Nate Thompson (shoulder), Joel Farabee (shoulder)
Status report
Makar (upper body) and Kadri (lower body) took part in the morning skate and will play after a 6-5 overtime loss at the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. ... Byram was sent back to Colorado for further evaluation. The defenseman does not have a concussion, according to Avalanche coach Jared Bednar, but does have a head-related injury. ... Kuemper took part in the morning skate and the goalie could play at the New York Rangers on Wednesday. ... The Flyers will play their first game under coach Mike Yeo after Alain Vigneault was fired Monday. ... Willman was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Monday and forward
Connor Bunnaman
was loaned to Lehigh Valley.