Jets at Avalanche

JETS (46-32-3) at AVALANCHE (49-24-7)

Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Karson Kuhlman
Nino Niederreiter -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron -- Kevin Stenlund -- Saku Maenalanen
David Gustafsson --
Dominic Toninato
-- Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
Brenden Dillon -- Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg -- Dylan DeMelo
Logan Stanley -- Kyle Capobianco
David Rittich
Connor Hellebuyck
Scratched: Josh Morrissey, Nate Schmidt, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler
Injured: Cole Perfetti (upper body), Sam Gagner (lower body), Nikolaj Ehlers (upper body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Evan Rodrigues -- J.T. Compher -- Valeri Nichushkin
Andrew Cogliano -- Lars Eller -- Logan O'Connor
Denis Malgin -- Alex Newhook -- Matt Nieto
Devon Toews -- Samuel Girard
Jack Johnson -- Bowen Byram
Brad Hunt -- Erik Johnson
Pavel Francouz
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Ben Meyers
Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Josh Manson (lower body), Cale Makar (lower body), Darren Helm (lower body)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate Thursday. ... Ehlers' status for the Stanley Cup Playoffs is not known; the forward left in the third period of a 3-1 win at the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday after a hit by Wild forward Ryan Hartman. Ehlers is not in concussion protocol and will be reevaluated Friday, Jets coach Rick Bowness said. ... Lehkonen will return after missing 15 games with a broken finger. ... Manson will miss his 22nd straight game, but the defenseman is expected to be ready for the playoffs.