KRAKEN (34-36-11) at AVALANCHE (54-16-11)

10 p.m. ET; ESPN, ALT, SNE, TVAS

Kraken projected lineup

Bobby McMann — Matty Beniers — Jordan Eberle

Kaapo Kakko — Shane Wright — Jan Nyman

Berkly Catton — Chandler Stephenson — Eeli Tolvanen

Ben Meyers — Frederick Gaudreau — Ryan Winterton

Vince Dunn — Adam Larsson

Josh Mahura — Brandon Montour

Ryker Evans — Jamie Oleksiak

Victor Ostman

Matt Murray

Scratched: Ryan Lindgren, Jaden Schwartz, Eeli Tolvanen, Nikke Kokko

Injured: Philipp Grubauer (lower body), Joey Daccord (lower body), Jared McCann (lower body)

Avalanche projected lineup

Artturi Lehkonen — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin

Gabriel Landeskog — Nicolas Roy — Ross Colton

Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Joel Kiviranta

Jason Polin — Alex Barre-Boulet — Logan O’Connor

Brett Kulak — Cale Makar

Devon Toews — Sam Malinski

Nick Blankenburg — Brent Burns

Scott Wedgewood

Mackenzie Blackwood

Scratched: Zakhar Bardakov, Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas

Injured: Nazem Kadri (finger), Josh Manson (undisclosed)

Status report

The Kraken did not hold a morning skate following a 4-1 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. … Forwards MacKinnon and Necas each missed the morning skate and are expected to be rested. … Coach Jared Bednar said he expects his full roster to be healthy for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday. … Bednar, who has missed the past two games with facial fractures and a corneal abrasion, will return to the bench. … Barre-Boulet and Polin each was recalled from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Thursday.



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