Colorado Avalanche Depth Chart - NHL Starters and Backup Players - CBSSports.com

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	N. MacKinnon Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Logs second-period tally Nathan MacKinnon Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Logs second-period tally	C. Mittelstadt Avalanche's Casey Mittelstadt: Snaps five-game point drought Casey Mittelstadt Avalanche's Casey Mittelstadt: Snaps five-game point drought	P. KellyParker Kelly J. ParssinenJuuso Parssinen V. Nichushkin Avalanche's Valeri Nichushkin: Nearing return to lineup Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Jan 22 Valeri Nichushkin Avalanche's Valeri Nichushkin: Nearing return to lineup Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Jan 22 M. Wood Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 25 Miles Wood Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 25 G. Landeskog Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Feb 22 Gabriel Landeskog Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Feb 22
Left Wing	R. ColtonRoss Colton	A. LehkonenArtturi Lehkonen	J. KivirantaJoel Kiviranta
Right Wing	M. RantanenMikko Rantanen	J. Drouin Avalanche's Jonathan Drouin: Three-point effort in win Jonathan Drouin Avalanche's Jonathan Drouin: Three-point effort in win	L. O'ConnorLogan O'Connor
Left Defenseman	D. ToewsDevon Toews	S. Girard Avalanche's Samuel Girard: Pockets helper in loss Samuel Girard Avalanche's Samuel Girard: Pockets helper in loss	K. MiddletonKeaton Middleton O. Kylington Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 25 Oliver Kylington Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 25
Right Defenseman	C. Makar Avalanche's Cale Makar: Sixth-fastest defender to 100 goals Cale Makar Avalanche's Cale Makar: Sixth-fastest defender to 100 goals	J. Manson Avalanche's Josh Manson: Two apples in win Josh Manson Avalanche's Josh Manson: Two apples in win	C. de HaanCalvin de Haan S. MalinskiSam Malinski T. Poolman Head: IR. Expected to be out until at least Sep 15 Tucker Poolman Head: IR. Expected to be out until at least Sep 15
Goalie	M. Blackwood Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Struggles again Monday MacKenzie Blackwood Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Struggles again Monday	S. Wedgewood Avalanche's Scott Wedgewood: Wins in first game back Scott Wedgewood Avalanche's Scott Wedgewood: Wins in first game back	—