Projected Lineups for Avalanche vs Ducks - 4/13/25 - The Hockey Writers - Projected Lineups

The Colorado Avalanche take on the Anaheim Ducks today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

AVALANCHE (48-29-4) at DUCKS (35-36-8)

10 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN360

Avalanche projected lineup

Artturi Lehkonen — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta — Charlie Coyle — Martin Necas
Parker Kelly– Jack Drury — Logan O’Connor
Jere Innala — Chris Wagner — Jimmy Vesey

Samuel Girard — Erik Johnson
Keaton Middleton — Sam Malinski
Wyatt Aamodt — Jack Ahcan

Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood

Scratched: Devon Toews, Cale Makar, T.J. Tynan

Injured: Miles Wood (illness), Nathan MacKinnon (undisclosed), Ryan Lindgren (upper body), Ross Colton (upper body), Jonathan Drouin (lower body), Josh Manson (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)

Status report

The Avalanche did not hold a morning skate following a 5-4 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. … Tynan, a forward, was recalled from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Sunday. … Makar, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game to rest.

Latest for THW:

Ducks projected lineup

Cutter Gauthier — Leo Carlsson — Alex Killorn
Trevor Zegras — Ryan Strome — Frank Vatrano
Nikita Nesterenko — Mason McTavish — Troy Terry
Jansen Harkins — Isac Lundestrom — Sam Colangelo

Jackson LaCombe — Radko Gudas
Jacob Trouba — Ian Moore
Pavel Mintyukov — Drew Helleson

Lukas Dostal
Ville Husso

Scratched: Brett Leason, Oliver Kylington, Olen Zellweger

Injured: John Gibson (lower body), Robby Fabbri (upper body), Ross Johnston (upper body)

Status report

The Ducks held an optional morning skate. … Moore will make his NHL debut; he practiced Saturday after signing a two-year, entry-level contract. … Terry practiced on a line with McTavish and Nesterenko after spending the past few months with Strome and Vatrano.