Wild at Avalanche

WILD (5-2-0) at AVALANCHE (3-4-0)

Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Marcus Foligno
Kevin Fiala -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Ryan Hartman
Brandon Duhaime -- Nico Sturm -- Nick Bjugstad
Adam Beckman -- Connor Dewar -- Kyle Rau
Dmitry Kulikov -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Mathew Dumba
Jon Merrill -- Calen Addison
Cam Talbot
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: Jordie Benn, Victor Rask
Injured: Alex Goligoski (upper body), Jordan Greenway (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Rem Pitlick, Mats Zuccarello
Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Andre Burakovsky
Sampo Ranta -- Nazem Kadri -- Logan O'Connor
Tyson Jost -- J.T. Compher -- Martin Kaut
Darren Helm -- Jayson Megna -- Jacob MacDonald
Bowen Byram -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Erik Johnson
Jack Johnson -- Ryan Murray
Darcy Kuemper
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Pavel Francouz (ankle), Stefan Matteau (lower body), Valeri Nichushkin (upper body), Mikko Rantanen (lower body), Devon Toews (shoulder)
Status report
Beckman will make his NHL debut after being recalled from Iowa of the American Hockey League. … Addison will make his season debut following his recall from Iowa. … Kulikov is expected to return after missing one game with a lower-body injury. … Greenway was placed on injured reserve after the forward was hit by Seattle Kraken defenseman Mark Giordano in a 4-1 loss Thursday. … Girard returns after missing two games with an upper-body injury. … Rantanen, a forward, will miss his second straight game.