The Columbus Blue Jackets conclude their season series with Colorado this evening. Their first meeting was poor performance from the Avalanche; however, MacKinnon and Makar have stayed while the trades and injuries occurred to a reset on the fly.
Rantanen was dealt for Necas and Drury; Mittlestadt was flipped for Coyle; Nelson was added for prospects; Lindgren was added for prospects and picks; both goalies were moved, and Drouin and Nichuskin are back.
Projected Lineups
Colorado Avalanche
Jonathan Drouin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Artturi Lehkonen Valeri Nichushkin -- Brock Nelson -- Martin Necas Joel Kiviranta -- Charlie Coyle -- Ross Colton Parker Kelly -- Jack Drury -- Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar Ryan Lindgren -- Sam Malinski Keaton Middleton -- Erik Johnson
Mackenzie Blackwood Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Miles Wood, Kevin Mandolese, Samuel Girard, Jimmy Vesey
Injured: Josh Manson (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)
Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov -- Sean Monahan -- Kirill Marchenko Boone Jenner -- Adam Fantilli -- Kent Johnson Cole Sillinger -- Justin Danforth -- Mathieu Olivier Zach Aston-Reese -- Sean Kuraly -- Luke Kunin
Zach Werenski -- Dante Fabbro Denton Mateychuk -- Ivan Provorov Erik Gudbranson -- Jack Johnson
Elvis Merzlikins Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Jordan Harris, Christian Fischer, Yegor Chinakhov, James van Riemsdyk, Jack Williams, Jake Christiansen, Damon Severson
Injured: Kevin Labanc, Owen Sillinger
Players to Watch
COL — Cale Makar — potentially Hall of Fame bound after this season.
CBJ — Jack Johnson — the former Avalanche and cup winner
Predicted Final Score
COL — 7
CBJ — 6
Overtime
Gambling Odds
Avs are -142; CBJ +120
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