Projected Lineups for the Jets vs Avalanche - 1/22/25 - The Hockey Writers - Projected Lineups

The Winnipeg Jets 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.

JETS (31-14-3) at AVALANCHE (28-19-1)

9:30 p.m. ET; KTVD, ALT, TSN3

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Alex Iafallo
Nikolaj Ehlers — Vladislav Namestnikov — Gabriel Vilardi
Nino Niederreiter — Rasmus Kupari — Cole Perfetti
Morgan Barron — David Gustafsson — Mason Appleton

Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Neal Pionk
Haydn Fleury — Logan Stanley

Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie

Scratched: Dominic Toninato, Ville Heinola, Colin Miller

Injured: Adam Lowry (upper body)

Status report

Lowry, a forward, is week to week; he left after the first period of a 5-2 loss at the Utah Hockey Club on Monday. … Appleton will return after missing 11 games with a lower-body injury.

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Avalanche projected lineup

Ross Colton — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen
Artturi Lehkonen — Casey Mittelstadt — Jonathan Drouin
Joel Kiviranta — Parker Kelly — Logan O’Connor
Ivan Ivan — Juuso Parsinen — Jere Innala

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Samuel Girard — Josh Manson
Keaton Middleton — Sam Malinski

Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Calvin de Haan

Injured: Valeri Nichushkin (lower body), Oliver Kylington (upper body), Miles Wood (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)

Status report

Nichushkin, a forward, is week to week following a setback in his recovery. … Malinski will return after being a healthy scratch the past three games.