Avalanche Game 4 vs Boston Bruins, lines, notes and how to watch

The Colorado Avalanche (0-3-0) host the Boston Bruins (2-2-0) hoping to avoid their second 0-4 start in team history (1998-99). The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (MT), but the puck will drop at 7:52 p.m

Boston comes to Denver after a loss to the Florida Panthers, who also eliminated the Bruins from the Stanley Cup playoffs last spring. The Avs, on the other hand, are expected to play again without top defenseman Devon Toews and forward Jonathan Drouin, both of whom were injured in the first two games of the season. They join a longer list of offensive firepower already missing from the lineup. Colorado's full injury list can be found below.

Colorado recalled forward Matt Stienburg from the AHL after sending down Chris Wagner. Steinburg, 24, was drafted by the Avs in the third round of the 2019 draft. He is expected to make his NHL debut, giving the Avalanche four rookie forwards in the lineup.

Read more: How many goaltenders will the Avalanche use this season?

Season series

– October 16 vs. Boston Bruins

– January 25 at the Boston Bruins

Avalanche injuries

Devon Toews (lower body, day to day), Jonathan Drouin (upper body, reevaluation), Artturi Lehkonen (shoulder, out at least until the end of October), Gabriel Landeskog (knee, no schedule), Valeri Nichushkin (suspended until at least November 13th )

Projected avalanche lines

Ross Colton – Nathan MacKinnon – Mikko Rantanen
Miles Wood – Casey Mittelstadt – Calum Ritchie
Nikolai Kovalenko – Parker Kelly – Logan O'Connor
Matt Stienburg – Ivan Ivan – Joel Kiviranta

Oliver Kylington – Cale Makar
Samuel Girard-Josh Manson
John Ludvig-Sam Malinski

Alexandra Georgiev
Justus Annunen

Planned starters

Alexandar Georgiev (COL) vs. Jeremy Swayman (BOS)

Upcoming milestones

Nathan MacKinnon – needs 6 games for 800

Casey Mittelstadt – needs 1 point for 200

Mikko Rantanen – needs 7 power play goals for 100

Devon Toews – needs 1 game for 400

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