Avalanche at Jets

AVALANCHE (55-17-6) at JETS (35-32-11)

Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Valeri Nichushkin
Andre Burakovsky -- Nazem Kadri -- J.T. Compher
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Nico Sturm -- Alex Newhook
Andrew Cogliano -- Darren Helm -- Ben Meyers
Cale Makar -- Bowen Byram
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Erik Johnson -- Jack Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Scratched:Kurtis MacDermid, Logan O'Connor
Injured:Gabriel Landeskog (lower body), Ryan Murray (upper body), Devon Toews (undisclosed), Mikko Rantanen (illness)
Jets projected lineup
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Paul Stastny -- Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Jansen Harkins
Morgan Barron -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Adam Brooks -- Dominic Toninato -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg -- Brenden Dillon
Logan Stanley -- Neal Pionk
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched:None
Injured:Cole Perfetti (upper body), Mark Scheifele (upper body), Zach Sanford (undisclosed), Nate Schmidt (undisclosed)
Status report
Erik Johnson returns for the Avalanche after missing four games because of an undisclosed injury. MacDermid, a defenseman, will come out. … Meyers will replace O'Connor, a forward. … The Avalanche reassigned goalie
Justus Annunen
to Colorado of the American Hockey League. He had been recalled Saturday as insurance if Francouz was unavailable after he was hit in the face with a puck while sitting on the bench in the first period of a 6-3 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. … Hellebuyck will start after missing two games because of an illness. … The Jets reassigned goaltender
Mikhail Berdin
to Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Saturday. … Coach Dave Lowry said Saturday that he does not expect forwards Scheifele or Perfetti to play in any of the Jets' final three games this season. … Sanford, a forward, skated in a non-contact jersey Sunday but will not play. Harkins will replace him on the second line, and Brooks enters the lineup after missing the past four games. … Schmidt, a defenseman, is "banged up" according to Lowry, and will be replaced by Stanley.