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

Boston comes to Denver coming off a loss to the Florida Panthers, who also eliminated the Bruins in 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 suffered injuries in the first two games of the season. They join a longer list of offensive firepower already missing from the lineup. You can view Colorado’s full injury list below.

Colorado called up 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 goalies will the Avalanche field this season?

Season series

– October 16 vs. Boston Bruins

– January 25 at Boston Bruins

Avalanche injuries

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

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

Alexander Georgiev
Justus Annunen

Projected 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 powerplay goals for 100

Devon Toews – needs 1 game for 400

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