The red-hot Anaheim Ducks take on the equally hot Colorado Avalanche tonight at Ball Arena. Here are the projected/anticipated lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others.
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Duck’s projected lineup
Chris Kreider – Leo Carlsson – Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier – Mason McTavish – Beckett Sennecke
Nikita Nesterenko-Ryan Poehling-Alex Killorn
Ross Johnston – Jansen Harkins – Frank Vatrano
Jackson LaCombe-Drew Helleson
Olen Zellweger-Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov – Ian Moore
Lucas understood
Peter Mrazek
Scratched: Sam Colangelo
Injured: Ryan Strome (upper body), Radko Gudas (lower body), Mikael Granlund (lower body)
Status report
Strome and Granlund, each a forward, and Gudas, a defenseman, are on the three-game road trip for the Ducks and are set to return, but neither will play.
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Avalanche projected setup
Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin Necas
Ross Colton – Brock Nelson – Valeri Nichushkin
Gabriel Landeskog – Jack Drury – Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly – Zakhar Bardakov – Gavin Brindley
Devon Toews-Cale Makar
Josh Manson-Brent Burns
Jack Ahcan-Sam Malinski
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Ilya Soloviev
Injured: Samuel Girard (upper body), Logan O’Connor (hip surgery), Joel Kiviranta (lower body)
Status report
The Avalanche had an optional morning skate. Girard, a defenseman who has been out since Oct. 9 with an upper-body injury, will not play but is expected to return this week. … Brindley signed a two-year contract on Tuesday.
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