Oilers at Avalanche

OILERS (48-23-9) at AVALANCHE (49-24-6)

Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman
Evander Kane -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Warren Foegele -- Nick Bjugstad -- Mattias Janmark
Klim Kostin -- Derek Ryan
Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci
Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard
Brett Kulak -- Vincent Desharnais
Philip Broberg
Stuart Skinner
Jack Campbell
Scratched: Devin Shore
Injured: Ryan Murray (back), Ryan McLeod (upper body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Evan Rodrigues -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Denis Malgin -- J.T. Compher -- Valeri Nichushkin
Andrew Cogliano -- Lars Eller -- Logan O'Connor
Ben Meyers -- Alex Newhook -- Matt Nieto
Devon Toews -- Samuel Girard
Jack Johnson -- Bowen Byram
Brad Hunt -- Erik Johnson
Alexandar Georgiev
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Josh Manson (lower body), Artturi Lehkonen (finger), Cale Makar (lower body), Darren Helm (lower body)
Status report
Edmonton held an optional morning skate. … Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said Skinner would start. … Makar, a defenseman, participated in portions of Colorado's morning skate but won't play. … Colorado coach Jared Bednar said that Lehkonen, a forward, won't play tonight but is close to returning. … Bednar also said he expects Manson, a defenseman, to be ready for the playoffs.