Philipp Grubauer returns to the crease Friday when the Avalanche play in Anaheim, the third game of their four-game road trip.
Here are the GAME NOTES.
Hunter Miska, in his first NHL start, made 23 saves Thursday when the Avalanche turned a 2-0 lead into a 4-2 loss in Los Angeles.
Defenseman Bowen Byram made his NHL debut and had one shot on goal and a holding penalty in 11:19 of ice time. He was the No. 4 pick in the 2019 NHL draft.
Defenseman Greg Pateryn, acquired Tuesday from Minnesota for Ian Cole, had two shots on goal and three blocked shots in 14:54. He was assessed a tripping penalty 39 seconds after Tyson Jost was penalized for goalie interference, giving the Kings a 5-on-3 power play that Drew Doughty converted, cutting the Avalanche lead to 2-1 in the second period.
Here is the NHL.com RECAP of Thursday’s game.
Forward Andre Burakovsky (upper-body injury) will miss his third game and goalie Pavel Francouz (lower-body injury) remains out.
Defenseman Erik Johnson is expected to return to the lineup after sitting out Thursday.
Projected lineup:
FORWARDS: Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen Brandon Saad -- Nazem Kadri -- Joonas Donskoi Tyson Jost -- J.T. Compher -- Valeri Nichushkin Matt Calvert -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
DEFENSE: Devon Toews -- Cale Makar Ryan Graves -- Samuel Girard Erik Johnson -- Conor Timmins Greg Pateryn
GOALIES: Philipp Grubauer Hunter Miska