Projected Lineups for Avalanche vs. Flames – 3/14/25

The Colorado Avalanche take on the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

AVALANCHE (39-24-3) at FLAMES (30-23-11)

9 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN1, ALT2, KTVD

Avalanche projected lineup

Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Jonathan Drouin — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta — Charlie Coyle — Ross Colton
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Logan O’Connor

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Ryan Lindgren — Josh Manson
Samuel Girard — Erik Johnson

Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood

Scratched: Keaton Middleton, Miles Wood, Jimmy Vesey, Sam Malinski

Injured: Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)

Status Report:

Wedgewood will start with Blackwood “a little under the weather here the last few days,” according to coach Jared Bednar. … Johnson will return after being a healthy scratch for a 2-1 shootout loss at the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.

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Flames projected lineup

Jonathan Huberdeau — Nazem Kadri — Matt Coronato
Joel Farabee — Morgan Frost — Blake Coleman
Martin Pospisil — Yegor Sharangovich — Adam Klapka
Ryan Lomberg — Kevin Rooney — Dryden Hunt

Kevin Bahl — Rasmus Andersson
Joel Hanley — MacKenzie Weegar
Jake Bean — Daniil Miromanov

Dustin Wolf
Dan Vladar

Scratched: Brayden Pachal

Injured: Mikael Backlund (upper body)

Suspended: Connor Zary

Status report:

The Flames held an optional morning skate. … Zary, a forward, will serve the first of a two-game suspension for elbowing defenseman Elias Pettersson in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. … Backlund, a center, was injured against the Canucks and is week to week. … Hunt was recalled from Calgary of the American Hockey League on Friday.

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