Game Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (7:00 p.m.)

The Colorado Avalanche open their season tonight at Ball Arena against the Columbus Blue Jackets. It will give fans the chance to see new faces in burgundy and blue for the first time, alongside some new faces.

We'll also likely see the team pay tribute to Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau and play against the Jackets for the first time since their tragic deaths. Emotions will be high both on and off the ice as both teams look to secure their first win of the season.

Colorado Avalanche projected lines

Nikolai Kovalenko (51) – Nathan MacKinnon (29) – Mikko Rantanen (96)
Ross Colton (20) – Casey Mittelstadt (37) – Cal Ritchie (71)
Miles Wood (28) – Parker Kelly (17) – Logan O'Connor (25)
Ivan Ivan (82) – Chris Wagner (14) – Joel Kiviranta (94)

Devon Toews (7) – Cale Makar (8)
Josh Manson (42) – Sam Girard (49)
Calvin de Haan (44) – Sam Malinski (70)

Alexander Georgiev (40)

Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines

Yegor Chinakhov (59) – Sean Monahan (23) – Kirill Marchenko (86)
James van Riemsdyk (21) – Adam Fantilli (19) – Kevin Labanc (62)
Mikael Pyyhtia (82) – Cole Sillinger (4) – Kent Johnson (91)
Zach Aston-Reese (27) – Sean Kuraly (7) – Mathieu Olivier (24)

Zach Werenski (8) – Ivan Provorov (9)
Jake Christiansen (23) – Damon Severson (78)
Jack Johnson (3) – Erik Gudbranson (44)

Daniel Tarasov (40)

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