Avalanche Game 81 at Calgary Flames: Final Road Game Before Playoffs, Lines, Notes & How To Watch

The Colorado Avalanche (53-16-11) play their last road game of the regular season against the Calgary Flames (33-38-9). Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. MT.

Key Stories to Watch

• The Avalanche rested Artturi Lehkonen in Edmonton on Monday. They’ll likely rest others in Calgary, while potentially welcoming back Cale Makar. The superstar defenseman was a full participant in morning skate before the Oilers game, but did not play. Given the lack of a morning skate on the second part of a back-to-back, we won’t know what lineup decisions will look like until pre-game warm-up. The roster listed below is the one that dressed in Edmonton, with Mackenzie Blackwood in goal because of the back-to-back.
• This will be the second consecutive game without Jared Bednar behind the bench. Colorado’s head coach was hit by an errant puck at Ball Arena over the weekend and did not travel with the team to Alberta.
• The Flames are guaranteed to finish in the bottom six. Losing to Colorado secures a bottom-four finish ahead of the draft lottery. Former Flames center Nazem Kadri is unlikely to dress for the Avs tonight, although he is on the road trip

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Season Series

• March 30 vs Calgary Flames (W, 9-2)
• April 9 vs Calgary Flames (W, 3-1)
• April 14 vs Calgary Flames

Avalanche Injuries

• Cale Makar (upper body)
• Nazem Kadri (upper body)
• Josh Manson (upper body)

Projected Avalanche Lines (Subject to Change)

Gabriel Landeskog — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Ross Colton — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Parker Kelly — Nicolas Roy — Joel Kiviranta
Zakhar Bardakov — Jack Drury — Logan O’Connor

Devon Toews— Sam Malinski
Brett Kulak — Brent Burns
Jack Ahcan — Nick Blankenburg

Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood

Projected Starters (Subject to Change)

• Unconfirmed: Mackenzie Blackwood (COL)
• Confirmed: Dustin Wolf (CGY)

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How to Watch

• TV: Altitude TV
• Radio: 92.5 FM