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The Avs are no doubt hungry to rebound after a 7-2 shellacking at the hands of the division leading Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
They play their next seven games at the Can and need to take advantage of it: Winnipeg (Dec. 29), Columbus (New Years Eve), Philadelphia (Jan. 2), San Jose (Jan. 4), Calgary (Jan. 6), Ottawa (Jan. 8), and NY Islanders (Jan. 10). I don't know about you guys but I see 9-10 points as a successful homestand, with anything less a disappointment.
Tonight's matchup marks the third of five meetings between the Avs and Jets. Colorado came out on top in their first two meetings, both of them come-from-behind victories: 3-2 at home, and a 4-3 shootout in Winnipeg.
Here and your projected starting lineups (please note the injuries list and thus potential for changes):
Bad Guys
| Andrew Ladd | Bryan Little | Blake Wheeler |
| Evander Kane | Mark Scheifele | Michael Frolik |
| Chris Thorburn | Olli Jokinen | Devin Setoguchi |
| Eric Tangradi | James Wright | Anthony Peluso |
| Tobias Enstrom | Jacob Trouba |
| Dustin Byfuglien | Keaton Ellerby |
| Julian Melchiori | Adam Pardy |
| Starter: Al Montoya (2.14 GAA, .923 SV%) |
| Backup: Ondrej Pavelec (3.03 GAA, .902 SV%) |
Game-time decisions: Zach Bogosian (food poisoning) and Mark Stuart (lower body)
Out: Grant Clitsome (lower body), Matt Halischuk (fractured forearm)
Good Guys
| Ryan O'Reilly | Matt Duchene | Nathan MacKinnon |
| Gabe Landeskog | Paul Stastny | P.A. Parenteau |
| Jamie McGinn | John Mitchell | Max Talbot |
| Cody McLeod | Marc-Andre Cliche | Patrick Bordeleau |
| Jan Hejda | Erik Johnson |
| Andre Benoit | Cory Sarich* |
| Ryan Wilson | Tyson Barrie |
| Starter: Semyon Varlamov (2.37 GAA, .926 SV%) |
| Backup: J.S. Giguere (2.51 GAA, .918 SV%) |
*As of this writing it is not confirmed who Sarich will replace. Last game Ryan Wilson paired with Barrie.
UPDATE: Cory Sarich will replace Nate Guenin who is scratched alongside Nick Holden and Brad Malone.
Out: Alex Tanguay (knee/hip)
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Puck drops 6:00pm MT / 8:00pm ET
TV: Altitude, RDS2, TSN Jets