Avalanche at Kraken

AVALANCHE (7-5-1) at KRAKEN (4-11-1)

Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Mikko Rantanen -- Logan O'Connor
Andre Burakovsky -- Nazem Kadri -- Valeri Nichushkin
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Alex Newhook -- Tyson Jost
Kiefer Sherwood -- Jayson Megna -- Darren Helm
Cale Makar -- Devon Toews
Erik Johnson -- Samuel Girard
Jack Johnson -- Ryan Murray
Darcy Kuemper
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Bowen Byram (upper body), J.T. Compher (upper body), Nathan MacKinnon (lower body), Stefan Matteau (lower body), Martin Kaut (upper body)
Kraken projected lineup
Jordan Eberle -- Alex Wennberg -- Jaden Schwartz
Brandon Tanev -- Yanni Gourde -- Colin Blackwell
Calle Jarnkrok -- Jared McCann -- Marcus Johansson
Joonas Donskoi -- Morgan Geekie -- Ryan Donato
Mark Giordano -- Carson Soucy
Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson
Jeremy Lauzon -- Jamie Oleksiak
Chris Driedger
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Nathan Bastian, Will Borgen, Haydn Fleury
Injured: Mason Appleton (lower body)
Status report
Byram, a defenseman, skated in practice Thursday but will not play Friday. … Driedger will make his second start of the season and first since Nov. 9. ... Grubauer will be the backup against his former team. ... Gourde, a center, did not participate in the morning skate Friday but is expected to play.