Avalanche vs Wild: Unveiling the Projected Lineups

Avalanche vs Wild Projected Lineups

**8 p.m. ET; FDSNNO, ALT**

Avalanche Projected Lineup

• Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas
• Jonathan Drouin -- Brock Nelson -- Valeri Nichushkin
• Joel Kiviranta -- Charlie Coyle -- Ross Colton
• Miles Wood -- Jack Drury -- Jimmy Vesey

Defensemen

• Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
• Ryan Lindgren -- Josh Manson
• Samuel Girard -- Erik Johnson

Goalies

• Mackenzie Blackwood
• Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Keaton Middleton, Parker Kelly, Logan O'Connor, Sam Malinski

Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)

Wild Projected Lineup

• Gustav Nyquist -- Ryan Hartman -- Matt Boldy
• Marcus Johansson -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Mats Zuccarello
• Marcus Foligno -- Marco Rossi -- Vinnie Hinostroza
• Yakov Trenin -- Devin Shore -- Justin Brazeau

Defensemen

• Jake Middleton -- Brock Faber
• Declan Chisholm -- Jared Spurgeon
• Jon Merrill -- Zach Bogosian

Goalies

• Filip Gustavsson
• Marc-Andre Fleury

Scratched: David Jiricek, Brendan Gaunce

Injured: Kirill Kaprizov (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body), Jonas Brodin (lower body)

Game Status Report

The Avalanche did not conduct a morning skate following a 3-0 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. Blackwood could be in goal after Wedgewood made 20 saves in the latest match. Gustafsson will likely start after Fleury faced 19 attempts in a 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.