Golden Knights at Avalanche

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (25-12-2) at AVALANCHE (19-13-3)

Golden Knights projected lineup
Michael Amadio -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone
Reilly Smith -- William Karlsson -- Phil Kessel
Jonas Rondbjerg -- Jake Leschyshyn - Byron Froese
William Carrier -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Nicolas Hague -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Daniil Miromanov
Ben Hutton -- Brayden Pachal
Logan Thompson
Adin Hill
Scratched:None
Injured: Brett Howden (lower body), Shea Theodore (lower body), Jack Eichel (lower body), Zach Whitecloud (lower body), Paul Cotter (undisclosed), Jonathan Marchessault (lower body), Pavel Dorofeyev (undisclosed), Alec Martinez (lower body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Evan Rodrigues -- J.T. Compher -- Logan O'Connor
Andrew Cogliano -- Ben Meyers -- Denis Malgin
Alex Newhook -- Darren Helm -- Martin Kaut
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Erik Johnson
Brad Hunt -- Andreas Englund
Alexandar Georgiev
Jonas Johansson
Scratched:Jacob MacDonald, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured:Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Bowen Byram (lower body), Josh Manson (lower body), Pavel Francouz (lower body), Valeri Nichushkin (ankle)
Status report
Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said Cotter, a forward, will be a game-time decision, and that forwards Marchessault and Eichel each skated Sunday but doesn't know if they'll play at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. ... Colorado coach Jared Bednar said that Landeskog, a forward, is "nowhere close" to a return and had no update on Byram, a defensemen. ... Manson, a defenseman, is scheduled to resume skating Tuesday. ... Helm will make his season debut following abductor surgery in November.