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AVALANCHE (27-18-4) at LIGHTNING (32-16-2)

Avalanche projected lineup
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Artturi Lehkonen
Mikko Rantanen -- J.T. Compher -- Evan Rodrigues
Matt Nieto
-- Alex Newhook -- Denis Malgin
Kurtis MacDermid -- Logan O'Connor -- Andrew Cogliano
Devon Toews -- Samuel Girard
Bowen Byram -- Erik Johnson
Andreas Englund -- Brad Hunt
Alexandar Georgiev
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: None
Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Josh Manson (lower body), Darren Helm (lower body), Cale Makar (upper body)
Lightning projected lineup
Steven Stamkos -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Alex Killorn
Ross Colton -- Nick Paul -- Patrick Maroon
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Victor Hedman -- Zach Bogosian
Mikhail Sergachev -- Erik Cernak
Ian Cole -- Nick Perbix
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Scratched: Haydn Fleury, Cal Foote
Injured: None
Status report
Makar will be out at least two games; the defenseman was hit high by Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jeff Carter in the third period of a 2-1 overtime loss on Tuesday. ... Paul participated in the Lightning's morning skate Thursday after missing the third period of a 4-3 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. ... Vasilevskiy will make his seventh start in eight games.