Lightning at Avalanche

LIGHTNING (34-16-2) at AVALANCHE (28-19-4)

Lightning projected lineup
Steven Stamkos -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Alex Killorn
Ross Colton -- Nick Paul -- Patrick Maroon
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Victor Hedman -- Zach Bogosian
Mikhail Sergachev -- Erik Cernak
Ian Cole -- Nick Perbix
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Scratched: Haydn Fleury, Cal Foote
Injured: None
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Valeri Nichushkin
Evan Rodrigues -- J.T. Compher -- Mikko Rantanen
Andrew Cogliano -- Alex Newhook -- Logan O'Connor
Matt Nieto
-- Ben Meyers -- Denis Malgin
Samuel Girard -- Devon Toews
Bowen Byram -- Andreas Englund
Brad Hunt -- Kurtis MacDermid
Alexandar Georgiev
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: None
Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Josh Manson (lower body), Darren Helm (lower body), Erik Johnson (lower body), Cale Makar (head), Pavel Francouz (lower body)
Status report
The Lightning held an optional morning skate Tuesday. … Paul is expected to return after missing two games with an undisclosed injury. ... Nichushkin did not participate in the Avalanche morning skate Tuesday for maintenance, but will play, Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. ... Bednar also said he should have a clearer timeline on the injuries to Johnson, a defenseman, and Francouz, a goalie, by Wednesday.