Avalanche vs. Flames: Projected Lineups Revealed
The Colorado Avalanche (51-16-10) host the Calgary Flames (32-36-9) tonight at 9 p.m. ET. The game will air on KUSA, KTVD, ALT and SNW.
Filmogaz.com lists the projected lineups for Avalanche vs. Flames ahead of puck drop. Below are the expected forward, defensive and goalie combinations.
Projected lineups
Calgary Flames
- Forwards: Yegor Sharangovich — Mikael Backlund — Matt Coronato
- Forwards: Joel Farabee — Morgan Frost — Matvei Gridin
- Forwards: Connor Zary — Ryan Strome — Aydar Suniev
- Forwards: Victor Olofsson — John Beecher — Adam Klapka
- Defense pairs: Yan Kuznetsov — Zach Whitecloud
- Defense pairs: Olli Maatta — Hunter Brzustewicz
- Defense pairs: Brayden Pachal — Zayne Parekh
- Goalies: Dustin Wolf and Devin Cooley
- Scratched: Ryan Lomberg, Tyson Gross, Blake Coleman, Martin Pospisil
- Injured: Jake Bean (undisclosed), Samuel Honzek (upper body)
- Also out: Jonathan Huberdeau (hip surgery), Joel Hanley (upper body), Kevin Bahl (lower body)
Coach Ryan Huska confirmed Blake Coleman is away from the club for the birth of his child. Kevin Bahl returned to Calgary for evaluation.
Bahl will not play in either of the final two games on the Flames’ six-game road trip. He exited in the first period of a 4-3 overtime loss at Dallas.
Colorado Avalanche
- Forwards: Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
- Forwards: Gabriel Landeskog — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
- Forwards: Ross Colton — Nicolas Roy — Logan O’Connor
- Forwards: Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Joel Kiviranta
- Defense pairs: Devon Toews — Sam Malinski
- Defense pairs: Brett Kulak — Josh Manson
- Defense pairs: Nick Blankenburg — Brent Burns
- Goalies: Mackenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood
- Scratched: Zakhar Bardakov
- Injured: Cale Makar (upper body), Nazem Kadri (finger)
Coach Jared Bednar said Kadri will miss multiple games with a finger injury. The team hopes he returns before the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin next weekend.
Status notes
The Avalanche are without top defenseman Cale Makar due to an upper-body issue. Nazem Kadri left Tuesday’s 3-1 win at St. Louis.
Calgary has several players unavailable. Huberdeau is recovering from hip surgery.
