Colorado is locked into third place in the Central Division and will rest several key players for their final two games, including Ryan Lindgren, in anticipation of their first round playoff matchup. The 27-year-old Lindgren ends the 2024-25 campaign with 22 points (4G / 18A) in 72 games.

Colorado is locked into third place in the Central Division and will rest several key players for their final two games, including Nathan MacKinnon, in anticipation of their first round playoff matchup. MacKinnon already missed Colorado's previous game and ends the 2024-25 season with 116 points (32G / 84A) in 79 games.

Colorado is locked into third place in the Central Division and will rest several key players for their final two games, including Josh Manson, in anticipation of their first round playoff matchup. Manson has been out of the lineup since March 14th and ends the 2024-25 campaign with 15 points (1G / 14A) in 48 games.

Colorado is locked into third place in the Central Division and will rest several key players for their final two games, including Jonathan Drouin, in anticipation of their first round playoff matchup. The 30-year-old Drouin has already missed Colorado's previous three games and ends the 2024-25 campaign with 37 points (11G / 26A) in 43 games.

Colorado is locked into third place in the Central Division and will rest several key players for their final two games, including Ross Colton, in anticipation of their first round playoff matchup. The 28-year-old Colton ends the 2024-25 campaign with 29 points (16G / 13A) in 61 games.

Colorado is locked into third place in the Central Division and will rest several key players for their final two games, including Cale Makar, in anticipation of their first round playoff matchup. The 26-year-old Makar completes another Norris-worthy season, scoring 92 points (30G / 62A) in 80 games.

Ahcan is an undrafted 27-year-old defenseman with nine games of NHL experience. That said, he has exclusively played in the AHL the previous three seasons, including scoring 41 points (5G / 36A) in 67 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) this season.

Aamodt is an undrafted 27-year-old defenseman that has yet to play an NHL game. He has spent most of the previous four seasons in the AHL, including scoring 16 points (3G / 13A) in 2024-25 through 66 games with the Colorado Eagles.

Innala is playing his first professional season in North America and has split time between the AHL and NHL. The 27-year-old froward has 27 points (16G / 11A) in 42 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) this season.

Colorado is coming off a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights and will turn to Blackwood between the pipes on Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks. Blackwood struggled in his most recent outing, allowing four goals on 21 shots (.810 SV%) in a 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Blues. The 28-year-old netminder has a 2.23 GAA and .916 SV% in 35 games with Colorado this season (22-10-3). Colorado enters Thursday's contest as sizeable -223 home favorites against a Vancouver team coming off a roller coaster come-from-behind 6-5 overtime win over the Dallas Stars.

Lindgren is battling an upper-body injury and will not play on Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 27-year-old Lindgren has been solid on Colorado's blue line, recording 26 blocks, 21 hits, and three points (2G / 1A) in 18 games.

Colorado's head coach Jared Bednar stated that MacKinnon would likely play if they were fighting for a playoff spot, indicating that he should be ready to play in the postseason. The 29-year-old MacKinnon has a league-leading 116 points (32G / 84A) in 79 games this season.

Girard has not played since March 31st but will draw back into the lineup on Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 26-year-old Girard is averaging 20:49 time-on-ice and has 23 points (3G / 20A) in 70 games this season.