Panthers at Avalanche

PANTHERS (18-19-4) at AVALANCHE (20-15-3)

Panthers projected lineup
Anton Lundell -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Nick Cousins -- Eric Staal -- Eetu Luostarinen
Ryan Lomberg -- Colin White -- Givani Smith
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Sergei Bobrovsky
Alex Lyon
Scratched:Matt Kiersted, Zac Dalpe
Injured:Spencer Knight (undisclosed), Anthony Duclair (Achilles tendon), Patric Hornqvist (concussion)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Evan Rodrigues
Alex Newhook -- J.T. Compher -- Mikko Rantanen
Andrew Cogliano -- Darren Helm -- Logan O'Connor
Jacob MacDonald -- Ben Meyers -- Martin Kaut
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Erik Johnson
Brad Hunt -- Andreas Englund
Alexandar Georgiev
Pavel Francouz
Scratched:Kurtis MacDermid
Injured:Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Bowen Byram (lower body), Josh Manson (lower body), Valeri Nichushkin (ankle), Denis Malgin (upper body)
Status report
The Panthers held an optional morning skate. Coach Paul Maurice said Knight isn't 100 percent healthy and the goalie will be evaluated further. … Colorado coach Jared Bednar Nichsuhkin, a forward, will be given time for his ankle to heal and he won't be in the lineup. … Bednar also said Malgin, a forward who was injured Jan. 5, is week to week.