Avalanche at Blues

AVALANCHE (30-9-4) at BLUES (19-18-6)

Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Andre Burakovsky
Carl Soderberg -- Nazem Kadri -- J.T. Compher
Brandon Saad -- Tyson Jost -- Valeri Nichushkin
Liam O'Brien -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Martin Kaut
Devon Toews -- Samuel Girard
Ryan Graves -- Cale Makar
Patrik Nemeth -- Conor Timmins
Devan Dubnyk
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Miikka Salomaki, Kiefer Sherwood, Jacob MacDonald
Injured: Matt Calvert (upper body), Logan O'Connor (upper body)
COVID 19 protocol: Philipp Grubauer, Joonas Donskoi, Mikko Rantanen
Blues projected lineup
Sammy Blais -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Mike Hoffman -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Jaden Schwartz -- Tyler Bozak -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Kyle Clifford -- Ivan Barbashev -- Zach Sanford
Marco Scandella -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Jake Walman -- Vince Dunn
Jordan Binnington
Ville Husso
Scratched: Robert Bortuzzo, Niko Mikkola
Injured: Robert Thomas (shoulder), Mackenzie MacEachern (upper body)
Status report
Burakovsky will move to the top line with Rantanen, a forward, in COVID-19 protocol. ... Kaut was recalled from the taxi squad and will play on the fourth line. ... Thomas, a forward, will miss his fourth straight game but could return against the Avalanche on Saturday. ... Schenn and Bozak will flip spots.