Hunter Miska will start in goal Sunday when the Avalanche try to complete a sweep of their two-game set of Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center.
The teams will play at Bell Arena on Tuesday and Thursday.
Here are the GAME NOTES.
Mikko Rantanen and Brandon Saad each had a goal and an assist, and Philipp Grubauer made 19 saves Saturday in the Avalanche’s 5-1 win against the Wild.
But they lost another player to injury: defenseman Erik Johnson left in the first period with an undisclosed injury on a hit from forward Jordan Greenway. Coach Jared Bednar didn’t have an update but said he didn’t expect Johnson would be able to play.
Here’s the NHL.com RECAP of the Avalanche’s win Saturday.
Four other players also are out: Forwards Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (lower body) and Matt Calvert (upper body), goalie Pavel Francouz (lower body) and defenseman Devon Toews (lower body).
The Avalanche didn’t have a morning skate.
The projected lineup:
FORWARDS: Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen Brandon Saad -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky Valeri Nichushkin -- J.T. Compher -- Joonas Donskoi Logan O’Connor -- Tyson Jost -- Kiefer Sherwood
DEFENSE: Samuel Girard -- Cale Makar Bowen Byram -- Conor Timmins Ryan Graves – Greg Pateryn
GOALIES: Hunter Miska Philipp Grubauer