Avalanche at Golden Knights

AVALANCHE (34-9-4) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (28-17-3)

Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
J.T. Compher -- Alex Newhook -- Logan O'Connor
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Tyson Jost -- Darren Helm
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Jack Johnson -- Samuel Girard
Ryan Murray -- Erik Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Bowen Byram, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Jacob MacDonald (upper body), Stefan Matteau (lower body)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Max Pacioretty -- Jack Eichel -- Evgenii Dadonov
Mattias Janmark -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Jonathan Marchessault -- Chandler Stephenson -- Nicolas Roy
William Carrier -- Brett Howden -- Nolan Patrick
Nicolas Hague -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Ben Hutton -- Dylan Coghlan
Laurent Brossoit
Logan Thompson
Scratched: Michael Amadio, Keegan Kolesar
Injured: Robin Lehner (upper body), Alec Martinez (facial laceration), Zach Whitecloud (undisclosed), Mark Stone (back)
Status report
The Avalanche did not hold a morning skate Wednesday following a 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. … Eichel will debut for the Golden Knights, returning from artificial disk replacement surgery on his neck Nov. 12 after being acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on Nov. 4. ... Lehner will not dress; Vegas coach Peter DeBoer said he is confident the goalie will be able to return "sooner rather than later." ...
Adam Brooks
, a center, was claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, one day after the Golden Knights placed him on waivers.