AVALANCHE (11-6-2) at CANUCKS (10-7-3) 10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, SN360, SN1, CITY, ALT, NHL.TV
The 25-year-old made nine saves on 10 shots in relief of Adam Werner in his season debut on Thursday, in a 6-2 loss at the Edmonton Oilers. Avalanche No. 1 goalie Philipp Grubauer has missed four games with a lower-body injury and backup Pavel Francouz sustained a head injury 31 seconds into a 4-0 win at the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Bibeau will start his first NHL game since the 2016-17 season, when he started two games for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Defenseman Nikita Zadorov will return after missing three games with a broken jaw for Colorado, which is 3-1-0 in its past four games following a five-game winless streak (0-4-1). Goalie Thatcher Demko will start for the Canucks, 1-4-1 in their past six games after going 5-0-2 in their previous seven.
Players to watch
Avalanche center Nazem Kadri has five points (one goal, four assists) in a season-long four-game point streak. Canucks center Elias Pettersson has 18 points (six goals, 12 assists) in his past 13 games.
They said it
"I'm all healed up, I wouldn't step on the ice if I was not 100 percent. Extra protection on the face but everything else, nothing changes, I have been training hard past five days." -- Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov "The whole team is really excited. We all love these jerseys and I think we look big and mean and scary in black so hopefully we can play like that." -- Canucks center Bo Horvat on wearing Vancouver's "flying skate" alternate jerseys for the first time this season
Jost is day to day. … Grubauer was a full participant during the morning skate Saturday for the first time and could return soon. … Francouz skated after practice Saturday but is still in concussion protocol. … Beagle will miss his third straight game but is expected to play at the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.
Stat pack
Makar has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his past five games. … Pearson has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past two games.
