Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Vancouver Canucks (7:00 p.m. MT)

After getting back on track with a 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens, the Avalanche take on the Vancouver Canucks tonight in Denver. This will be the second of three regular-season matchups between these two teams, with Colorado winning the first game.

Colorado Avalanche (18-1-6)

Colorado’s 10-game win streak came to a close on Friday, when they lost in a shootout to the Minnesota Wild. After that, they bounced back against the Montreal Canadiens, winning that game 7-2, as previously mentioned. In that game, your superstars were your superstars, with Martin Necas recording three assists, but your second line was also extremely good and did a lot of heavy lifting, with Brock Nelson and Gabriel Landeskog each scoring two goals. Tonight, you’ll need people to step up again to compete with the Canucks. Val Nichushkin is expected back in the lineup, thus no recall from the Colorado Eagles has been made.

Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin NecasRoss Colton – Brock Nelson – Gabriel LandeskogVal Nichushkin – Jack Drury – Victor OlofssonParker Kelly – Zakhar Bardakov – Joel Kiviranta

Devon Toews – Cale MakarJosh Manson – Brent BurnsSamuel Girard – Sam Malinski

Mackenzie BlackwoodScott Wedgewood

Vancouver Canucks (10-13-3)

The Canucks come into this matchup on the opposite end of the isle from Colorado, having only won two out of their last ten games. That being said, as Colorado learned last time when they won in overtime against this team, they are not to be taken lightly. They still have a bunch of talent up and down their lineup, and players that can make you pay for being lazy or making a mistake. To secure a win tonight, Colorado will need to mind their details, and make sure they take this team seriously.

Evander Kane – Elias Pettersson – Jake DeBruskBrock Boeser – David Kampf – Kiefer SherwoodDrew O’Connor – Aatu Raty – Jonathan LekkerimakiArshdeep Bains – Max Sasson – Linus Karlsson

Quinn Hughes – Filip HronekMarcus Pettersson – Tyler MyersPierre-Olivier Joseph – Tom Willander

Kevin LankinenNikita Tolopilo

Scott Wedgewood is expected to get the start despite Mackenzie Blackwood earning the big win over Montréal. For the Canucks, Kevin Lankinen is expected in net.

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