Avalanche vs Sharks projected lineups – 12/19/24 – Hockey Writers – Projected Lineups

The Colorado Avalanche will take on the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups obtained from NHL.com staff writers, freelance writers, and others.

AVALANCHE (18-15-0) at SHARKS (11-18-5)

10:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCA, ALT

The proposed avalanche

Arthur Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Mikko Rantanen
Ross Colton – Casey Mittelstadt – Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta – Parker Kelly – Logan O'Connor
Givani Smith – Ivan Ivan – Chris Wagner

Devon Toews – Cale Makar
Samuel Girard – Sam Malinski
Keaton Middleton – Calvin de Haan

Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: John Ludwig, Tye Felhaber

Injured: Josh Manson (upper body), Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Oliver Kylington (undisclosed), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head), Miles Wood (upper body)

Status report

Colorado holds an optional morning skate. Manson, a defender, was skiing in an untethered jersey.

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The Sharks propose a plan

Barclay Goodrow – Mikael Granlund – Fabian Zetterlund
Nikolai Kovalenko – Macklin Celebrini – Tyler Toffoli
William Eklund – Alexander Wennberg – Will Smith
Carl Grundstrom – Nico Sturm – Luka Kunin

Jake Walman – Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro – Jan Rutta
Henry Thrun – Shakir Mukhamadullin

Alexander Georgiev
Yaroslav Askarov

Scratched: Timothy Liljegren, Ty Dellandrea

Injured: Logan Couture (groin), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body), Klim Kostin (upper body), Vitek Vanecek (upper body)

Status report

Thrun will play for the Sharks after being fit for the last three games. Liljegren, the forward, will be healthy. Kostin, a forward, skated in a loose jersey during the morning skate.

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