Wild at Avalanche

WILD (22-10-2) at AVALANCHE (24-8-3)

Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello
Matt Boldy -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Kevin Fiala
Jordan Greenway -- Victor Rask -- Marcus Foligno
Brandon Duhaime -- Nico Sturm -- Connor Dewar
Jordie Benn -- Mathew Dumba
Alex Goligoski -- Dmitry Kulikov
Jon Merrill -- Calen Addison
Kaapo Kahkonen
Andrew Hammond
Scratched:None
Injured: Jared Spurgeon (lower body), Nick Bjugstad (upper body), Cam Talbot (lower body), Jonas Brodin (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Joel Eriksson Ek
Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Andre Burakovsky -- Nazem Kadri -- Valeri Nichushkin
Logan O'Connor -- Alex Newhook -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Tyson Jost -- Mikhail Maltsev -- J.T. Compher
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Jack Johnson -- Samuel Girard
Kurtis MacDermid -- Erik Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Bowen Byram
Injured:Darren Helm (lower body), Jacob MacDonald (upper body), Stefan Matteau (lower body), Ryan Murray (upper body)
Status report
Murray, a defenseman, is expected to miss a second straight game. ... Goligoski returns from NHL COVID-19 protocol having missed two games. … Spurgeon, a defenseman, continues to practice but did not make the trip to Colorado. … Defenseman Dakota Mermis was reassigned to Iowa of the American Hockey League on Sunday.