Avalanche at Canucks

AVALANCHE (6-5-1) at CANUCKS (5-9-2)

Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Mikko Rantanen -- Logan O'Connor
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Tyson Jost -- Alex Newhook -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Darren Helm -- Jayson Megna -- Kiefer Sherwood
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Ryan Murray -- Samuel Girard
Jack Johnson -- Erik Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: J.T. Compher (upper body), Bowen Byram (upper body), Pavel Francouz (ankle), Martin Kaut (upper body), Nathan MacKinnon (lower body), Stefan Matteau (lower body)
Canucks projected lineup
J.T. Miller -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Nils Hoglander
Vasily Podkolzin -- Jason Dickinson -- Conor Garland
Justin Dowling -- Juho Lammikko -- Tyler Motte
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tucker Poolman
Quinn Hughes -- Travis Hamonic
Kyle Burroughs -- Tyler Myers
Thatcher Demko
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Alex Chiasson, Brad Hunt, Justin Bailey
Injured: Luke Schenn (lower body), Matthew Highmore (upper body), Brandon Sutter (illness), Brady Keeper (leg)
Status report
Compher, a forward, will be out about a month after he was injured in a 6-2 win against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. … Byram, a defenseman who has missed one game after he was hit in the head against the Canucks on Nov. 11, rejoined the Avalanche and was scheduled to skate Wednesday, but won't play. ... Aube-Kubel will make his Colorado debut after being claimed on waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. … Hamonic was recalled from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Monday.