FLYERS (23-17-9) at AVALANCHE (34-5-9)
9 p.m. ET; NBCSP, ALT
Flyers projected lineup
Trevor Zegras — Christian Dvorak — Travis Konecny
Denver Barkey — Sean Couturier — Owen Tippett
Matvei Michkov — Noah Cates — Bobby Brink
Carl Grundstrom — Lane Pederson — Garnet Hathaway
Travis Sanheim — Cam York
Nick Seeler — Jamie Drysdale
Emil Andrae — Noah Juulsen
Samuel Ersson
Aleksei Kolosov
Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers, Hunter McDonald, Nikita Grebenkin
Injured: Rodrigo Abols (lower body), Tyson Foerster (arm), Dan Vladar (undisclosed), Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Victor Olofsson — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Artturi Lehkonen — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta — Jack Drury — Gavin Brindley
Zakhar Bardakov — Parker Kelly — Taylor Makar
Sam Malinski — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Samuel Girard — Jack Ahcan
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: None
Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (upper body), Devon Toews (upper body), Logan O’Connor (hip surgery), Ross Colton (lower body)
Status report
Grundstrom could return after being a healthy scratch for a 5-4 overtime loss at the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday. … The Avalanche held an optional morning skate. … Kiviranta will return after missing 10 games with a lower-body injury. … Colton is day to day; the forward was injured during a 2-1 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. … Colorado coach Jared Bednar said it has not been determined whether Toews, a defenseman who has missed eight games, will join the Avalanche for the start of their upcoming four-game road trip, which begins at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday.
