BREAKING — 1:10pm — Jakub Voracek is out with an undisclosed injury; Mathieu Oliver will draw in.
Hello hockey world, and welcome to the conclusion of the NHL Global Series from the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, with the second and final matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Colorado Avalanche are without their captain as he is injured, and the same goes with forward Darren Helm. Francouz is getting the start.
Columbus will have Korpi play in his first regular season start since March 2022.
Projected Lineups
Colorado Avalanche
Evan Rodrigues—Nathan MacKinnon—Mikko Rantanen Artturi Lehkonen—JT Compher—Valeri Nichuskin Andrew Cogalino—Alex Newhook—Logan O’Connor Dryden Hunt—Mikhail Maltsev—Jacob McDonald
Devon Toews—Cale Makar Bowen Byram—Josh Manson Samuel Girard—Erik Johnson
Pavel Francouz Alexander Georgiev
Scratched — Kurtis MacDermid Injured — Darren Helm, Gabriel Landeskog
Columbus Blue Jackets
Johnny Gaudreau—Jack Roslovic—Patrik Laine Gustav Nyquist—Boone Jenner—Kent Johnson Yegor Chinakov—Cole Sillinger—Mathieu Oliver Eric Robinson—Sean Kuraly—Liam Foudy
Zach Werenski—Nick Blankenburg Vladislav Gavrikov—Andrew Peeke Jake Bean—Erik Gudbranson
Joonas Korpisalo Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched —Gavin Bayreuther, David Jiricek
Injured — Joona Luoto, Justin Danforth, Adam Boqvist, Jakub Voracek
Players to Watch
Colorado — Artturi Lehkonen — the other shining Finn on the roster, and just got paid.
Columbus Blue Jackets — Joonas Korpisalo — his first start in 8 months
More to come…