Lightning at Avalanche

LIGHTNING (30-10-6) at AVALANCHE (32-8-4)

Lightning projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn -- Steven Stamkos -- Anthony Cirelli
Patrick Maroon -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Mathieu Joseph -- Ross Colton -- Taylor Raddysh
Victor Hedman -- Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh -- Mikhail Sergachev
Darren Raddysh
-- Cal Foote
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Scratched: Boris Katchouk
Injured: Erik Cernak (lower body), Zach Bogosian (lower body), Gemel Smith (hand)
Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Mikko Rantanen -- Valeri Nichushkin
Alex Newhook -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Tyson Jost -- J.T. Compher -- Logan O'Connor
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Mikhail Maltsev -- Darren Helm
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Jack Johnson -- Samuel Girard
Ryan Murray -- Erik Johnson
Darcy Kuemper
Pavel Francouz
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Bowen Byram
Injured: Nathan MacKinnon (facial fracture, concussion), Jacob MacDonald (upper body), Stefan Matteau (lower body)
Status report
Kucherov will return after missing three games in COVID-19 protocol prior to the break for NHL All-Star Weekend. ... Cernak and Bogosian, each a defenseman, remains unavailable; Cernak could return at the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. ... MacKinnon took part in the Avalanche morning skate in a regular jersey and is on track to return at the Dallas Stars on Sunday; the center will miss his fourth straight game. ... Helm will return after missing 12 games with a lower-body injury.