Oilers at Avalanche

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

OILERS (35-23-4) at AVALANCHE (44-13-5)

Oilers projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Connor McDavid -- Kailer Yamamoto
Zach Hyman -- Leon Draisaitl -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Warren Foegele -- Devin Shore -- Derek Ryan
Brad Malone -- Ryan McLeod -- Zack Kassian
Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci
Duncan Keith -- Evan Bouchard
Kris Russell -- Tyson Barrie
Mike Smith
Mikko Koskinen
Scratched:None
Injured: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (upper body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Andre Burakovsky -- Nazem Kadri -- Logan O'Connor
Alex Newhook -- Nico Sturm -- J.T. Compher
Kurtis MacDermid -- Darren Helm -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Ryan Murray -- Josh Manson
Jack Johnson -- Erik Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Bowen Byram, Artturi Lehkonen
Injured: Samuel Girard (lower body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee surgery)
Status report
Lehkonen, a forward, was acquired in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman prospect
Justin Barron
and a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft on Monday. ... The Oilers acquired defenseman Brett Kulak from the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman William Lagesson on Monday.

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