Golden Knights at Avalanche

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (35-18-6) at AVALANCHE (33-19-5)

Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Jonathan Marchessault
Reilly Smith -- William Karlsson -- Michael Amadio
William Carrier -- Chandler Stephenson -- Phil Kessel
Paul Cotter -- Brett Howden -- Keegan Kolesar
Alec Martinez -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague -- Zach Whitecloud
Adin Hill
Michael Hutchinson
Scratched:Ben Hutton, Byron Froese
Injured: Mark Stone (back), Logan Thompson (lower body), Nicolas Roy (lower body), Laurent Brossoit (lower body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Valeri Nichushkin
Evan Rodrigues -- J.T. Compher -- Mikko Rantanen
Denis Malgin -- Alex Newhook -- Logan O'Connor
Andrew Cogliano -- Ben Meyers --
Matt Nieto
Samuel Girard -- Devon Toews
Bowen Byram -- Josh Manson
Jack Johnson -- Brad Hunt
Alexandar Georgiev
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: None
Injured:Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Darren Helm (lower body), Erik Johnson (lower body), Pavel Francouz (lower body), Cale Makar (head), Kurtis MacDermid (head)
Status report
Barbashev will make his Golden Knights debut after being acquired in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. … Hutchinson was recalled from Henderson of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Brossoit, a goalie, is day to day. … Jack Johnson will make his Avalanche season debut after being acquired in a trade with the Blackhawks on Sunday. Johnson helped the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup last season. … Defensemen Makar and MacDermid are in concussion protocol.