Avalanche at Jets preview

AVALANCHE (31-21-4) at JETS (33-15-9)
8 p.m. ET; TSN3, ALT, NHL.TV

Colorado, which looks to win its third straight game, is two points behind the Minnesota Wild for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
The Jets, who trail the Nashville Predators by two points for first place in the Central Division and are 7-2-2 in their past 11 games, adjusted their lines in a 4-3 overtime win against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday and plan to keep them intact against the Avalanche. Forwards Nikolaj Ehlers and Patrik Laine will play on the third line with center Andrew Copp, and Kyle Connor moves up to the first line at left wing. Mathieu Perreault and Jack Roslovic move to the second line, playing with center Bryan Little.

Players to watch

Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog has no goals in his past seven games.
Jets forward Mark Scheifele has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past two games.

They said it

"This is a tough building to come in and win in. It's one of the top teams in our conference. You have to be at our best to beat these guys." -- Avalanche coach Jared Bednar
"I need to play my game, be strong defensively and make good plays coming out of our own zone and create space for them … let them do what they do." -- Jets forward Andrew Copp on playing on a line with Nikolaj Ehlers and Patrik Laine

Avalanche projected lineup

Gabriel Landeskog -- Alexander Kerfoot -- Colin Wilson
Matt Nieto -- Carl Soderberg -- Blake Comeau
Tyson Jost -- J.T. Compher -- Mikko Rantanen
A.J. Greer -- Dominic Toninato -- Gabriel Bourque
Nikita Zadorov -- Erik Johnson
Patrik Nemeth -- Samuel Girard
Anton Lindholm -- Tyson Barrie
Jonathan Bernier
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Duncan Siemens, Nail Yakupov
Injured: Sven Andrighetto (lower body), Mark Barberio (lower body), Vladislav Kamenev (fractured arm), Nathan MacKinnon (upper body)

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Mathieu Perreault -- Bryan Little -- Jack Roslovic
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Andrew Copp -- Patrik Laine
Nic Petan -- Matt Hendricks -- Joel Armia
Josh Morrissey -- Tyler Myers
Toby Enstrom -- Dustin Byfuglien
Ben Chiarot -- Dmitry Kulikov
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Tucker Poolman, Marko Dano
Injured: Shawn Matthias (upper body), Steve Mason (concussion), Jacob Trouba (lower body), Adam Lowry (upper body), Brandon Tanev (upper body), Michael Hutchinson (concussion)

Status report

MacKinnon won't play Friday but could play on Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers. … Hendricks will play Friday after leaving the game Tuesday with an undisclosed injury.

Stat pack

Wheeler has seven assists in his past seven games and no goals in his past 15. … Byfuglien has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past five games.