Projected Lineups for the Kraken vs Avalance – 12/22/24

The Seattle Kraken take on the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

KRAKEN (15-18-2) at AVALANCHE (20-15-0)

8 p.m. ET; KHN, KONG, NHLN, ALT, SNP, SNO, SNE

Kraken projected lineup

Jared McCann — Matty Beniers — Kaapo Kakko
Eeli Tolvanen — Chandler Stephenson — Oliver Bjorkstrand
Jaden Schwartz — Shane Wright — Andre Burakovsky
Daniel Sprong — Yanni Gourde — Brandon Tanev

Vince Dunn — Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak — Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans — Josh Mahura

Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer

Scratched: Tye Kartye, Ben Meyers, Gustav Olofsson

Injured: Jordan Eberle (pelvis)

Status report

Seattle didn’t hold a morning skate after a 6-2 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. … Colorado held an optional morning skate.

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Avalanche projected lineup

Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Valeri Nichushkin
Ross Colton — Casey Mittelstadt — Mikko Rantanen
Joel Kiviranta — Parker Kelly — Logan O’Connor
Givani Smith — Ivan Ivan — Jere Innala

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

Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: John Ludvig

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

Status report

Manson, a defenseman, and Drouin, a forward, each participated in red, noncontact jerseys. Coach Jared Bednar said he hopes Manson will be ready to return after the holiday break.

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