The Avalanche play in Minnesota on Thursday to close out their five-game road trip.
They've gone 3-1-0 in the first four games and are 5-1-0 in the past six overall.
On the injury front, coach Jared Bednar told reporters after the morning skate that captain Gabriel Landeskog, who will miss his 11th game with a lower-body injury, still hasn’t skated and will visit the doctor Monday to be re-evaluated.
Bednar said right wing Mikko Rantanen, who will miss his 13th game with a lower-body injury, continues to skate and is getting close to returning.
Forward Tyson Jost will miss his third game with an upper-body injury but is closest of all the injured players to returning.
Philipp Grubauer will start again after making 31 saves Tuesday in the Avalanche’s 3-2 win in Calgary.
Probable lineup:
FORWARDS Andre Burakovsky -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Joonas Donskoi Valeri Nichushkin -- Nazem Kadri -- J.T. Compher Matt Nieto -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – Jayson Megna T.J. Tynan -- Vladislav Kamenev – Logan O’Connor
DEFENSE Samuel Girard -- Erik Johnson Ryan Graves -- Cale Makar Nikita Zadorov -- Ian Cole
GOALIES Philipp Grubauer Pavel Francouz