Red Wings at Avalanche

RED WINGS (18-16-7) at AVALANCHE (21-17-3)

Red Wings projected lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Dominik Kubalik -- Michael Rasmussen -- David Perron
Robby Fabbri -- Andrew Copp -- Jonatan Berggren
Adam Erne -- Joe Veleno -- Oskar Sundqvist
Jake Walman -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Filip Hronek
Olli Maatta -- Jordan Oesterle
Ville Husso
Magnus Hellberg
Scratched:Robert Hagg, Pius Suter, Gustav Lindstrom
Injured:Filip Zadina (leg), Matt Luff (upper body), Mark Pysyk (Achilles)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Valeri Nichushkin
Alex Newhook -- Evan Rodrigues -- Mikko Rantanen
Andrew Cogliano -- J.T. Compher -- Logan O'Connor
Jacob MacDonald -- Ben Meyers -- Kurtis MacDermid
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Erik Johnson
Andreas Englund -- Brad Hunt
Pavel Francouz
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched:None
Injured:Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Bowen Byram (lower body), Josh Manson (lower body), Denis Malgin (upper body), Darren Helm (lower body)
Status report
Hagg was activated from injured reserve but the defenseman is unlikely to play. He has been out since Dec. 8 because of an undisclosed injury. ... The Red Wings sent
Alex Nedeljkovic
to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League after the goalie cleared waivers. … Colorado coach Jared Bednar said Sunday that Nichushkin could return Monday. He said it comes down to how his surgically repaired ankle feels in the skate. Bednar also said there is a possibility that Helm, a forward, could be out the rest of the season.