AVALANCHE (18-9-2) at JETS (17-9-2)
7 p.m. ET; SN360, SNW, ALT2
Avalanche projected lineup
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Jonathan Drouin -- Ryan Johansen -- Joel Kiviranta
Miles Wood -- Ross Colton -- Logan O'Connor
Andrew Cogliano -- Fredrik Olofsson -- Ben Meyers
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Bowen Byram -- Josh Manson
Jack Johnson -- Sam Malinski
Ivan Prosvetov
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Caleb Jones, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Artturi Lehkonen (upper body)
Jets projected lineup
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Mark Scheifele -- Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Perfetti -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Alex Iafallo
Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron -- David Gustafsson -- Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Brenden Dillon -- Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg -- Nate Schmidt
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Logan Stanley, Declan Chisholm, Dominic Toninato
Injured: Ville Heinola (ankle), Rasmus Kupari (shoulder), Kyle Connor (lower body)
Status report
Colorado traded forward Tomas Tatar to the Seattle Kraken for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft on Friday. … Prosvetov will make his third start in four games. ... The Jets, who held an optional morning skate Saturday, are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 5-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. ... Hellebuyck will start for the seventh time in nine games. ... Toninato, a forward, cleared waivers Friday.
