Jets at Avalanche

JETS (22-20-9) at AVALANCHE (37-10-4)

Jets projected lineup
Paul Stastny -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Evgeny Svechnikov
Kristian Vesalainen -- Adam Lowry -- CJ Suess
Jansen Harkins -- Dominic Toninato -- Austin Poganski
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Brenden Dillon -- Nate Schmidt
Neal Pionk -- Logan Stanley
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Nathan Beaulieu
Injured: Nikolaj Ehlers (knee), Dylan Samberg (upper body), Cole Perfetti (upper body), Andrew Copp (upper body), Kristian Reichel (undisclosed)
Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Valeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Logan O'Connor -- Alex Newhook -- Darren Helm
Tyson Jost -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- J.T. Compher
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Jack Johnson -- Samuel Girard
Ryan Murray -- Erik Johnson
Pavel Francouz
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Bowen Byram, Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: None
Status report
Reichel, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Wednesday. ... MacKinnon will play after missing a 5-2 win at the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday because of a lower-body injury. ... Avalanche coach Jared Bednar did not reveal how his lineup would be adjusted with MacKinnon's return. ... Francouz will start for the second straight game after making 32 saves Wednesday.